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// METRO · SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
Space industry jobs in the SF Bay Area[266 OPEN]
The Bay Area's space ecosystem is satellite + software heavy — Planet Labs (Earth observation constellation), Astranis (small-GEO comsats), Maxar SSL (Palo Alto satellite manufacturing), Varda (in-space manufacturing), plus NASA Ames.
[ OPEN ROLES ]
266
[ NEW · 30D ]
70
[ MEDIAN SR ]
$199K
§ 01OPEN ROLES
Application Software Engineer
SpaceX·PALO ALTO, CA·ON-SITE
[PYTHON][KUBERNETES][DOCKER]
$135,000 – $185,000
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Engineering Program Manager — Special Projects
Planet Labs·SAN FRANCISCO, CA·ON-SITE
[PCB DESIGN]
$162,600 – $203,200
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Global Supply Chain Manager
Planet Labs·SAN FRANCISCO, CA·ON-SITE
[PCB DESIGN]
$101,400 – $126,800
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Partnerships Manager (Starlink Mobile)
SpaceX·PALO ALTO, CA·ON-SITE
$125,000 – $165,000
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Sr. Technical Project Lead (Silicon Engineering)
SpaceX·SUNNYVALE, CA·ON-SITE
[FPGA]
$175,000 – $280,000
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Hardware Design Intern, Software Defined Radio Team (Fall 2026)
Astranis·SAN FRANCISCO·ON-SITE
[PYTHON][MATLAB][PCB DESIGN]
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Hardware Design Associate, Software Defined Radio Team (Fall 2026)
Astranis·SAN FRANCISCO·ON-SITE
[PYTHON][MATLAB][PCB DESIGN]
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Senior Contracts Manager
Planet Labs·SAN FRANCISCO, CA; WASHINGTON D.C.·ON-SITE
[PCB DESIGN]
$127,000 – $180,600
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Senior Marketing Business Ops Manager
Planet Labs·SAN FRANCISCO, CA·ON-SITE
[PCB DESIGN]
$144,500 – $180,600
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Embedded Software Engineer
Momentus·SAN JOSE, CA, UNITED STATES·ON-SITE
[PYTHON][FPGA][EMBEDDED]
$140,000 – $175,000
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Reliability Design Associate (Fall 2026)
Astranis·SAN FRANCISCO·ON-SITE
[PYTHON]
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Reliability Design Intern (Fall 2026)
Astranis·SAN FRANCISCO·ON-SITE
[PYTHON]
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GNC Engineer (Starlink)
SpaceX·SUNNYVALE, CA·ON-SITE
[PYTHON]
$135,000 – $185,000
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Product & Quality Assurance Lead
Momentus·SAN JOSE, CA, UNITED STATES·ON-SITE
$150,000 – $175,000
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Staff Mechanical Design Engineer
Momentus·SAN JOSE, CA, UNITED STATES·ON-SITE
$190,000 – $215,000
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Application Software Engineer, Inference
SpaceX·PALO ALTO, CA·ON-SITE
[TENSORRT][RUST][PYTHON][KUBERNETES]
$135,000 – $185,000
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Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Planet Labs·SAN FRANCISCO, CA; WASHINGTON, DC·ON-SITE
[PCB DESIGN][GCP]
$228,700 – $325,600
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Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer Associate (Fall 2026)
Astranis·SAN FRANCISCO·ON-SITE
[PYTHON]
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Product Marketing Manager, AI Solutions
Planet Labs·SAN FRANCISCO, CA; WASHINGTON, D.C.·ON-SITE
[PCB DESIGN]
$127,000 – $180,600
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Propulsion Engineer - Test
Astranis·SAN FRANCISCO·ON-SITE
[PYTHON]
$125,000 – $170,000
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Attitude Guidance & Performance Engineer
Loft Orbital·GOLDEN, CO OR SAN FRANCISCO·ON-SITE
[PYTHON]
$130,000 – $190,000
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Human Resources Coordinator (Employee Relations)
SpaceX·PALO ALTO, CA·ON-SITE
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Staff Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure
Muon Space·SAN JOSE, CA·ON-SITE
[PYTHON][KUBERNETES][DOCKER]
$210,000 – $234,000
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Senior Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure
Muon Space·SAN JOSE, CA·ON-SITE
[PYTHON][KUBERNETES][DOCKER]
$184,000 – $208,000
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§ 02TOP COMPANIES HIRING IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
§ 03ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
The Bay Area's space ecosystem is satellite + software heavy — Planet Labs (Earth observation constellation), Astranis (small-GEO comsats), Maxar SSL (Palo Alto satellite manufacturing), Varda (in-space manufacturing), plus NASA Ames.
§ 04FAQ
// QUESTIONS
Q.01
What does Bay Area space pay vs LA?
Comparable to LA — Senior satellite software engineers at Planet or Astranis run $200-260k base + meaningful equity. Cost of living is higher but TC reflects it.
§ 05KEY COMPANIES IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
§ 06RELATED METROS