Spacecraft Engineer Jobs

Spacecraft Engineer jobs hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $179,980/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Vantor

vantor.com
vantor.com · HQ: Westminster, United States · Space Services · Geospatial Analytics · Earth Observation · 201-500 employees · Est. 2025 · Trust B · Hiring 139, 10 new
HQ: Westminster, United States · Space Services · Geospatial Analytics · Earth Observation · 201-500 employees · Est. 2025 · Trust B · Hiring 139, 10 new
Vantor is an American space intelligence company created in 2025 when Maxar Technologies split its Earth imaging business from its satellite manufacturing arm and renamed it. It operates one of the largest commercial high-resolution imaging constellations, sells satellite imagery, three-dimensional terrain data and analytics to defence, intelligence and government customers, and holds long-running United States government imagery contracts. Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado and owned by Advent International, it competes with the newer smallsat operators while retaining the archive and geospatial accuracy built up over decades.
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Spacecraft Engineer

$74k – $98k per year · In office (Westminster, Longmont, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Secret · Citizenship or vetting required
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Astrofein

astrofein.com
astrofein.com · HQ: Berlin, Germany · Precision Engineering · Space Services · Trust B · Hiring 9
HQ: Berlin, Germany · Precision Engineering · Space Services · Trust B · Hiring 9
Astrofein is a German precision engineering and space technology company that grew from fine mechanics into a small system integrator, with work such as TET and BIROS as well as demanding experiments and products. It hires test and test bench specialists, quality assurance engineers for aerospace, supply chain managers and precision assembly technicians. The company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
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Open 96 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 7%

Systems Engineer – Satellite Components (m/f/d)

≈ $61k – $157k per year (Estimated) · In office (Berlin, Germany) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · German
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SpaceX

spacex.com
spacex.com · HQ: Starbase, United States · Satellite Manufacturing · Satellite Communications · Launch Services · 5000+ employees · Est. 2002 · Trust B · Hiring 2565, 153 new
HQ: Starbase, United States · Satellite Manufacturing · Satellite Communications · Launch Services · 5000+ employees · Est. 2002 · Trust B · Hiring 2565, 153 new
SpaceX is an American aerospace manufacturer and launch services provider founded by Elon Musk in 2002 with the goal of making life multiplanetary. It developed the reusable Falcon 9, now by far the most flown orbital rocket in the world, the Dragon capsule that carries NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, and Starship, the fully reusable super-heavy vehicle intended for lunar and Mars missions. The company also operates Starlink, a satellite constellation of thousands of spacecraft providing broadband to consumers, aircraft, ships and militaries, which has become its largest source of revenue.
Elon Musk · Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Engineer · decision-maker
Gwynne Shotwell · President & Chief Operating Officer · decision-maker
Tom Mueller · Founding Employee & former Propulsion Chief
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Launch Engineer, Spacecraft Integration (Payloads)

$100k – $118k per year · Equity · Junior · 1+ year exp · In office (United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Nationals only · GMP / cleanroom · Shift work · Citizenship or vetting required · Junior
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Oligo Space

oligospace.com
oligospace.com · HQ: Hawthorne, United States · Satellite Manufacturing · Space Services · 1-10 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
HQ: Hawthorne, United States · Satellite Manufacturing · Space Services · 1-10 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
Oligo Space is a space company building a manufacturing-in-the-loop foundation model to automate spacecraft design and production. It handles design, manufacturing, launch and operations for customers and hires spacecraft and AI engineers. The company is headquartered in Hawthorne, California, United States.
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Open 117 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago Long shot · 12%

Chief Spacecraft Engineer

≈ $144k – $249k per year (Estimated) · Head+ · 3+ years exp · In office (Hawthorne, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Architect
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Open 448 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 1 year ago Long shot · 11%

Senior Generative Spacecraft Engineer - all fields

$110k – $164k per year · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Hawthorne, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · GMP / cleanroom · Senior
GitLab
Git
Chips/EDA
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SolidWorks
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Jira
Agile
SpaceTech
SpaceWire
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K2 Space

k2space.com
k2space.com · HQ: Torrance, United States · Satellite Manufacturing · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2022 · Startup · Trust A · Hiring 203, 7 new
HQ: Torrance, United States · Satellite Manufacturing · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2022 · Startup · Trust A · Hiring 203, 7 new
K2 Space is a Torrance, California, spacecraft maker building very large, high-power satellite platforms for the era of heavy-lift rockets, with its Mega Class bus delivering about 20 kW and up to 3,000 kg of payload for missions from low Earth orbit to deep space. Founded in 2022 and Series D funded, it has raised over $1 billion from investors including Altimeter, ICONIQ, Kleiner Perkins and Lightspeed, holds over $1 billion in commercial and US government contracts, and builds about 80% of each satellite in-house. It hires integration and test, mission operations, avionics, solar and tooling engineers, technicians and program managers.
Karandev Kunjur · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Neeldev Kunjur · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
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Spacecraft Integration Engineering Technician

≈ $121k – $218k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Los Angeles, United States) · Master's Degree · TS/SCI · GMP / cleanroom · Senior
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AstroForge

astroforge.com
astroforge.com · HQ: Huntington Beach, United States · Space & Aerospace · 201-500 employees · Est. 2021 · Startup · Trust A · Hiring 13
HQ: Huntington Beach, United States · Space & Aerospace · 201-500 employees · Est. 2021 · Startup · Trust A · Hiring 13
AstroForge is a commercial space startup focused on asteroid mining and the extraction of platinum group metals and other critical minerals. Explore our deep space missions and discover how we’re shaping the future of space resources and off-world mining.
Jose Acain · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Matthew Gialich · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Justin Hamilton · Director
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Mechanical Engineer, Spacecraft Design

$100k – $123k per year · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Seal Beach, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Nationals only · Senior
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Airbus

airbus.com
airbus.com · HQ: Blagnac, France · Defense Manufacturing · Satellite Manufacturing · Aerospace Manufacturing · Aircraft Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1970 · Trust B · Hiring 2662, 252 new
HQ: Blagnac, France · Defense Manufacturing · Satellite Manufacturing · Aerospace Manufacturing · Aircraft Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1970 · Trust B · Hiring 2662, 252 new
Airbus is a European aerospace group formed in 1970 as a consortium of French, German, British and Spanish manufacturers to build a competitor to the American aircraft industry, and now the largest commercial aircraft maker in the world. Its passenger jets run from the A220 through the best-selling A320 family to the A350 widebody, built in an unusual pan-European industrial system where major sections are made in different countries and flown to final assembly lines. Beyond airliners it is the largest civil helicopter maker, builds telecommunications and observation satellites, and supplies military aircraft including the A400M transport.
Lars Wagner · Directeur Général · decision-maker
Carmen-Maja Rex · Directeur Général · decision-maker
Alberto Gutierrez · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Catherine Jestin · Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Open 321 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 10 months ago Long shot · 2%

SATCOMBw Overarching Systems Engineer - Satellite Communication System (d/f/m)

≈ $63k – $163k per year (Estimated) · Equity · In office (Ottobrunn, Germany) · Master's Degree · Full-Time · German: C2 · English: C1
IBM DOORS
MedTech
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Astranis

astranis.com
astranis.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Satellite Manufacturing · Satellite Communications · Est. 2015 · Trust B · Hiring 175
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Satellite Manufacturing · Satellite Communications · Est. 2015 · Trust B · Hiring 175
Astranis builds small geostationary communications satellites that cost a fraction of a traditional spacecraft. Each satellite serves a single country or region, so an operator buys dedicated bandwidth instead of leasing capacity on a shared platform. The company manufactures at its own facility in San Francisco and has flown missions for customers in Alaska, the Philippines and Mexico.
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Open 496 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago Long shot · 8%

Senior Mechanical Engineer- Spacecraft Design

$145k – $225k per year · Equity · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Citizenship or vetting required · Senior
SolidWorks
SpaceTech
Femap
ANSYS
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Open 949 daysTop 25% pay 2 years ago Long shot · 3%

Mechanical Engineer - Spacecraft Design

$110k – $160k per year · Equity · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Citizenship or vetting required · Junior
SolidWorks
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Spacecraft Engineer Jobs
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How many Spacecraft Engineer jobs are available on Alion?
There are currently 49 active listings from 36 hiring companies on Alion, refreshed daily.
What salary do Spacecraft Engineer jobs pay?
The average salary is around $179,980 per year based on the current listings.
Are remote options available for Spacecraft Engineer jobs?
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