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// METRO · LOS ANGELES
Space, Launch & Satellite Jobs in Los Angeles[2,023 OPEN]
Greater LA is the heart of US commercial space — SpaceX in Hawthorne, Rocket Lab USA in Long Beach, The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, and dozens of upstarts across the basin. No other metro has more space engineers per square mile.
[ OPEN ROLES ]
2,023
[ NEW · 30D ]
592
[ MEDIAN SR ]
$165K
§ 01OPEN ROLES
§ 02TOP COMPANIES HIRING IN LOS ANGELES
SpaceX
DEFENSE-AND-SPACE-MANUFACTURING · HAWTHORNE, USA
FOUNDED 2002STAGE TENDER OFFER
605OPEN
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Rocket Lab
AVIATION-AND-AEROSPACE · LONG BEACH, USA
FOUNDED 2006STAGE IPO
325OPEN
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R
Relativity Space
LONG BEACH, USA
FOUNDED 2015STAGE GROWTH EQUITY
302OPEN
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K
K2 Space
LOS ANGELES, USA
FOUNDED 2022STAGE SERIES B
162OPEN
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V
Vast
LONG BEACH, USA
FOUNDED 2021STAGE SERIES A
154OPEN
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T
True Anomaly
DENVER, USA
FOUNDED 2022STAGE SERIES B
128OPEN
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V
Varda Space
EL SEGUNDO, USA
FOUNDED 2020STAGE SERIES B
97OPEN
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I
Inversion Space
81OPEN
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§ 03ABOUT LOS ANGELES
Greater LA is the heart of US commercial space — SpaceX in Hawthorne, Rocket Lab USA in Long Beach, The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, and dozens of upstarts across the basin. No other metro has more space engineers per square mile.
§ 04FAQ
// QUESTIONS
Q.01
Which space companies are headquartered in LA?
SpaceX (Hawthorne), Rocket Lab USA (Long Beach), Vast (Long Beach), Relativity (Long Beach), Impulse Space (El Segundo), K2 Space (Torrance), and The Aerospace Corp (El Segundo).
Q.02
What's the salary range for senior space engineers in LA?
Senior propulsion, GN&C, and avionics engineers at SpaceX and Rocket Lab range $180-260k base + significant equity. Senior staff roles can exceed $300k TC.
§ 05KEY COMPANIES IN LOS ANGELES
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