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Salary bands for the 13 roles Fortastra has open right now, by role family and location. Where a posting states a range we show it verbatim; otherwise the band is a SpaceNexus estimate: the same bands that appear on Fortastra's listings. How the estimates are made.
Fortastra's median band midpoint of $138k sits 2% above the SpaceNexus industry benchmark of $135k: the median of the BLS national median wages (OEWS, May 2025) behind our 51 benchmark roles, checked 2026-10. Mix matters: an employer hiring mostly technicians will sit below a benchmark weighted toward engineers, and vice versa.
Titles are clustered into families (a "Senior Propulsion Engineer" and a "Turbomachinery Lead" both land in Propulsion). The band is the median of the family's listings.
| Role family | Open | Median band | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 3 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| GNC and flight dynamics | 2 | – | No match in dataset |
| Mechanical, structures and thermal | 2 | $85k–$135k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Other engineering | 2 | – | No match in dataset |
| Avionics and electrical | 1 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Finance, legal and people | 1 | – | No match in dataset |
Estimates are adjusted for metro (LA/Bay +20%, Seattle +15%, DC +10%, Houston and remote −5%, Huntsville −10%); stated ranges are the employer's own.
| Location | Open | Median band | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torrance, CA | 13 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
Engineering roles at Fortastra currently show a median band of $105k–$170k per year across 7 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates: BLS middle half of national pay for each title's occupation, adjusted for metro). Across all 13 open roles the median band is $105k–$170k.
13 live roles as of Oct 23, 7:30 AM UTC, synced from Fortastra's own careers page, led by software engineering (3), gnc and flight dynamics (2), mechanical, structures and thermal (2). The largest locations are Torrance, CA.
None of Fortastra's 13 current postings state a range, so every band on this page is a SpaceNexus estimate: the title is matched to one of our 51 benchmark roles, each set to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) national wages for its closest occupation; the band is the middle half of that pay (25th to 75th percentile), adjusted for metro where BLS has an area figure. Estimates are guidance, not offers.
Counts are live as of Oct 23, 7:30 AM UTC. Listings mirror Fortastra's careers page; large employers often post the same role in several locations. Bands labelled "SpaceNexus estimate" are guidance from a benchmark dataset, not offers. Nothing here is a statement by Fortastra.
| Propulsion | 1 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| RF, communications and antenna | 1 | – | No match in dataset |