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6,641 active job listings, 3,741 of them at private, pre-IPO companies across the space industry right now: +29 vs. last week. Hiring activity below covers the seven days ending 2026-08-26 (2026-08-19 → 2026-08-26).
| Metric | This week |
|---|---|
| Active job listings | 6,641 |
| At private / pre-IPO companies | 3,741 |
| New listings this week | 616 |
| Week-over-week change | +29 |
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Anduril | 2,193 |
| SpaceX | 2,187 |
| Rocket Lab | 435 |
| Relativity Space | 359 |
| K2 Space | 199 |
| True Anomaly | 170 |
| Vast | 165 |
| Hadrian | 143 |
| Voyager Technologies |
616 listings were first posted in the last seven days.
Notable new roles:
Median disclosed salary is $152,000, based on 168 listings that disclose salary.
Job data is synced daily from company ATS feeds. This brief is generated automatically every week: no AI, pure data aggregation.
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