Space industry hiring trends
Hiring is a leading indicator. These numbers come from our own daily snapshots of live postings across tracked company boards: the same data behind the jobs board.
Which space companies are hiring the most engineers? As of Oct 15, 2026, among the 60 space employers with open roles on the job boards we track, the most open engineering roles are at SpaceX (1,347), Blue Origin (1,224), The Aerospace Corporation (372), Rocket Lab (350) and Relativity Space (185). The counts cover the boards we track, not every employer in the industry.
Coverage note (2026-09-26): 35 employers joined the tracker (+1,834 postings: Inversion Space, Isar Aerospace, Spire Global, Katalyst Space, AST SpaceMobile, LeoLabs, BlackSky, HawkEye 360 and 27 more). Anduril now counts space-segment roles only (−2,252 postings of non-space work). Hermeus now counts space-segment roles only (−85 postings of non-space work). Hadrian now counts space-segment roles only (−143 postings of non-space work). Totals moving on this date reflect what we track, not market hiring.
Coverage note (2026-09-27): 11 employers joined the tracker (+1,192 postings: Leonardo, Leidos, Boeing, KBR, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Northrop Grumman, Axiom Space, Sierra Space and 3 more). Totals moving on this date reflect what we track, not market hiring.
Coverage note (2026-10-05): Anduril's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−1 postings). Rocket Lab's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−4 postings). Vast's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−1 postings). K2 Space's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−16 postings). Voyager Technologies now counts space-segment roles only (−132 postings of non-space work). Voyager Technologies's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−1 postings). True Anomaly's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−1 postings). Ursa Major's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−1 postings). Spire Global's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−4 postings). HawkEye 360's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−1 postings). Outpost Space's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−1 postings). GITAI's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−1 postings). Hubble Network's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−1 postings). Loft Orbital's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−3 postings). Array Labs's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−1 postings). SpaceX no longer counts its xAI and X roles (−50 postings of AI data-center, AI-compute and X platform work). ICEYE's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−2 postings). Northwood Space's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−1 postings). Apex's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−1 postings). Lunar Outpost's talent pools and general applications are no longer counted as openings (−1 postings). Totals moving on this date reflect what we track, not market hiring.
Job postings
10081
across tracked boards
30-day change
+1200
job postings vs ~30d ago
New this week
700
postings in the last 7 days
Companies hiring
60
with at least one open role
Hiring velocity: top movers, 30 days
SpaceNexus daily snapshots · updated Oct 15 00:00ZHow we know
| Company | Open now | Δ 30d | Δ % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astranis | 181 | +94 | +108% |
| Muon Space | 140 | +21 | +18% |
| Planet | 118 | +3 | +3% |
New postings this week
ATS sync, daily
- Senior Mission Integration EngineerImpulse Space · engineering
- Precision Inspector (2nd Shift)Impulse Space · engineering
- Software Release ManagerImpulse Space · engineering
- Avionics Operations EngineerImpulse Space · manufacturing
- Manager, Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE)Impulse Space · manufacturing
- Manager, Spacecraft Testbeds (HITL/HIL)Impulse Space · manufacturing
- Test Technician (Avionics)
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