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Defense Space industry jobs in DC / Northern Virginia[64 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.

[ OPEN ROLES ]
64
[ NEW · 30D ]
19
[ MEDIAN SR ]
$178K
§ 01OPEN ROLESSORTED BY POSTED · TOP 24
Senior Product Manager, Mission Solutions
Planet Labs·SAN FRANCISCO, CA; ARLINGTON, VA; DENVER, CO·ON-SITE
[PCB DESIGN]
$142,800 – $203,200
SENIOR1D AGO
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Senior Product Manager, D&I Tasking Solutions
Planet Labs·SAN FRANCISCO, CA; ARLINGTON, VA·ON-SITE
[PCB DESIGN]
$142,800 – $203,200
SENIOR1D AGO
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer II
Rocket Lab·CHANTILLY, VA·ON-SITE
[COMPUTER VISION][PYTORCH][TENSORFLOW][RUST]
$153,000 – $229,500
SENIOR2D AGO
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer I
Rocket Lab·CHANTILLY, VA·ON-SITE
[COMPUTER VISION][PYTORCH][TENSORFLOW][RUST]
$125,300 – $187,850
SENIOR2D AGO
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Director of Government Affairs
Planet Labs·ARLINGTON, VA·ON-SITE
[PCB DESIGN]
$180,700 – $225,900
EXECUTIVE4D AGO
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Inventory Coordinator II
Rocket Lab·CHANTILLY, VA·ON-SITE
MID4D AGO
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Customer Success Manager II, Commercial Markets
Planet Labs·SAN FRANCISCO, CA; ARLINGTON, VA·ON-SITE
[PCB DESIGN]
$83,040 – $120,320
EXECUTIVE1W AGO
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Design Engineer, Space
Anduril Industries·CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES; HERNDON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES·ON-SITE
[SENSOR FUSION][COMPUTER VISION]
$129,000 – $171,000
LEAD1W AGO
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Software Engineer, Space
Anduril Industries·CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES; HERNDON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES·ON-SITE
[SENSOR FUSION][COMPUTER VISION][FPGA][EMBEDDED]
$166,000 – $220,000
LEAD1W AGO
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Mechanical Engineer, Space
Anduril Industries·CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES; HERNDON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES·ON-SITE
[SENSOR FUSION][COMPUTER VISION][PCB DESIGN]
$129,000 – $171,000
LEAD1W AGO
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Systems Engineer, Space
Anduril Industries·CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES; HERNDON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES·ON-SITE
[SENSOR FUSION][COMPUTER VISION][FPGA][PCB DESIGN]
$112,000 – $149,000
LEAD1W AGO
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Circuit Designer, Space
Anduril Industries·CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES; HERNDON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES·ON-SITE
[SENSOR FUSION][COMPUTER VISION][FPGA][EMBEDDED]
$129,000 – $171,000
LEAD1W AGO
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Mission Operations Engineer, Intelligence Systems
Anduril Industries·RESTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES·ON-SITE
[SENSOR FUSION][COMPUTER VISION]
$146,000 – $194,000
LEAD2W AGO
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Technical Accounting Manager
Spire Global·WASHINGTON DC·ON-SITE
$130,500 – $171,000
EXECUTIVE3W AGO
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Ground Software Engineer, Space
Anduril Industries·CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES·ON-SITE
[SENSOR FUSION][COMPUTER VISION][RUST][PYTHON]
$166,000 – $220,000
LEAD3W AGO
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Ground Software Engineer, Space
Anduril Industries·CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES·ON-SITE
[SENSOR FUSION][COMPUTER VISION][RUST][PYTHON]
$166,000 – $220,000
LEAD3W AGO
→
Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space
Anduril Industries·CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES·ON-SITE
[SENSOR FUSION][COMPUTER VISION][RUST][PYTHON]
$191,000 – $253,000
SENIOR3W AGO
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Senior Product Manager, Analysis Ready Data Products
Planet Labs·SAN FRANCISCO, CA; ARLINGTON, VA·ON-SITE
[PCB DESIGN]
$142,800 – $203,200
SENIOR3W AGO
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Sr. Manager, National Security Sales
Blue Origin·ARLINGTON, VA·ON-SITE
$133,500 – $203,263
SENIOR3W AGO
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Mission Planner II – Blue Ring
Blue Origin·RESTON, VA·ON-SITE
[PYTHON]
MID4W AGO
→
Production Expeditor and Scheduler III
Blue Origin·ARLINGTON, WA·ON-SITE
LEAD4W AGO
→
Senior Structural Analyst I/II
Rocket Lab·CHANTILLY, VA·ON-SITE
$132,200 – $220,000
SENIOR4W AGO
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Global Deal Desk Senior Manager
Planet Labs·ARLINGTON, VA·ON-SITE
[PCB DESIGN]
$142,800 – $178,500
SENIOR1MO AGO
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Controller
Scout Space·RESTON, VA - REMOTE·REMOTE
$120,000 – $200,000
EXECUTIVE1MO AGO
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VIEW ALL 64 ROLES IN WASHINGTON DC / NORTHERN VIRGINIA →
§ 02TOP COMPANIES HIRING IN WASHINGTON DC / NORTHERN VIRGINIATOP 7
Blue Origin
DEFENSE-AND-SPACE
FOUNDED 2011
20OPEN
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Scout Space
COLORADO SPRINGS, USA
FOUNDED 2019STAGE SERIES A
11OPEN
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Anduril Industries
DEFENSE-AND-SPACE-MANUFACTURING · COSTA MESA, USA
FOUNDED 2017STAGE SERIES G
11OPEN
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Rocket Lab
AVIATION-AND-AEROSPACE · LONG BEACH, USA
FOUNDED 2006STAGE IPO
10OPEN
→
Planet Labs
SAN FRANCISCO, USA
FOUNDED 2010STAGE IPO
8OPEN
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Spire Global
VIENNA, USA
FOUNDED 2012STAGE IPO
3OPEN
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True Anomaly
DENVER, USA
FOUNDED 2022STAGE SERIES B
1OPEN
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§ 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.

§ 04FAQ1 QUESTIONS
// 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
[NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE][NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY][DARPA][VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES][BLACKSKY][SARONIC][ANDURIL (APOLLO)]
§ 06RELATED METROS
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