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// METRO · WASHINGTON DC / NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Defense Space industry jobs in DC / Northern Virginia[31 OPEN]
The DC corridor is where space policy and acquisition happen — NRO, NGA, DARPA, every defense prime's Beltway office, plus growing commercial-space HQs like Voyager Technologies, BlackSky, and Saronic.
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$160K
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Business Development Director, Optical Systems - TS/SCI Clearance
Rocket Lab·CHANTILLY, VA·ON-SITE
$180,000 – $250,000
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Radar Systems Engineer (Contingent Upon Contract Award)
LeoLabs·WASHINGTON DC METRO·ON-SITE
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G&A Manager, Space Special Projects
Anduril Industries·RESTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES·ON-SITE
[SENSOR FUSION][COMPUTER VISION]
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Senior Go to Market Ops Leader
Spire Global·WASHINGTON DC·ON-SITE
$130,000 – $145,000
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Associate Director, Space Growth
Anduril Industries·CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES·ON-SITE
[SENSOR FUSION][COMPUTER VISION]
$191,000 – $253,000
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Technical Program Manager (Contingent Upon Contract Award)
LeoLabs·WASHINGTON DC METRO·ON-SITE
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Program Manager (Contingent Upon Contract Award)
LeoLabs·WASHINGTON DC METRO·ON-SITE
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Media Programs Research Lead
Planet Labs·SAN FRANCISCO, CA; ARLINGTON, VA·ON-SITE
[PCB DESIGN]
$79,300 – $112,700
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Technical Program Manager
True Anomaly·LONG BEACH, CA OR WASHINGTON DC OR DENVER, CO·ON-SITE
$120,000 – $155,000
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Business Development Director, Satellites - TS/SCI Clearance
Rocket Lab·CHANTILLY, VA·ON-SITE
$180,000 – $250,000
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Business Development Operations Manager
Sierra Space·ARLINGTON, VA·ON-SITE
$101,168 – $139,105
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Capture Manager
Scout Space·RESTON, VA - REMOTE·REMOTE
$110,000 – $160,000
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Business Development Manager - Commercial
Muon Space·NORTHERN VIRGINIA OR REMOTE·REMOTE
$200,000 – $320,000
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Director of Engineering
Scout Space·RESTON, VA - HYBRID·ON-SITE
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Business Development Director, Satellite Propulsion
Rocket Lab·CHANTILLY, VA·ON-SITE
$180,000 – $250,000
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Technical Program Manager
Scout Space·RESTON, VA - REMOTE·REMOTE
$140,000 – $200,000
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AI Engineer, Marketing
Planet Labs·ARLINGTON, VA·ON-SITE
[PCB DESIGN]
$112,900 – $160,500
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Customer Success Manager, U.S. Defense and Intelligence
Planet Labs·ARLINGTON, VA·ON-SITE
[PYTHON][PCB DESIGN]
$83,040 – $103,760
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Senior Manager, DevOps Engineering
Rocket Lab·CHANTILLY, VA·ON-SITE
[PYTHON][EMBEDDED][KUBERNETES][DOCKER]
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Senior RF Payload Formulation Systems Engineer - Secret Clearance
Rocket Lab·CHANTILLY, VA·ON-SITE
[PYTHON][MATLAB]
$120,000 – $210,000
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Senior Corporate Counsel – International
LeoLabs·CHANTILLY, VA·ON-SITE
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Senior DevOps Engineer
Slingshot Aerospace·COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, WASHINGTON DC AREA OR LA AREA·ON-SITE
[IMITATION LEARNING][PYTHON][KUBERNETES][DOCKER]
$136,000 – $180,000
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Senior DevOps Engineer II
Rocket Lab·CHANTILLY, VA·ON-SITE
[PYTHON][KUBERNETES][DOCKER][AWS]
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Sr. FPGA Engineer II
Rocket Lab·CHANTILLY, VA·ON-SITE
[PYTHON][MATLAB][FPGA][EMBEDDED]
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§ 02TOP COMPANIES HIRING IN WASHINGTON DC / NORTHERN VIRGINIA
§ 03ABOUT WASHINGTON DC / NORTHERN VIRGINIA
The DC corridor is where space policy and acquisition happen — NRO, NGA, DARPA, every defense prime's Beltway office, plus growing commercial-space HQs like Voyager Technologies, BlackSky, and Saronic.
§ 04FAQ
// QUESTIONS
Q.01
Is DC a real engineering hub or just policy?
Both. Most engineering happens elsewhere, but enough mission systems, ground systems, and program management work is anchored here that it's a real top-5 metro for cleared space engineers.
§ 05KEY COMPANIES IN WASHINGTON DC / NORTHERN VIRGINIA
§ 06RELATED METROS