By October 2026, GeekWire reported that Agile Space Industries had 178 employees. SpaceNews reported separately that Agile expected to reach about five times its 2022 revenue by the end of 2026. The propulsion supplier is now turning more than a decade of hot-fire testing—including work in Durango—into a multi-site operating network for lunar and national-security missions. Its hiring shows the same shift: a boutique propulsion team is being asked to support repeatable design, manufacturing, testing and program execution across sites.
A Durango Shop Becomes a Three-State Propulsion Network
On August 26, 2026, Agile celebrated the completion of a 20,500-square-foot expansion of its Durango headquarters with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, local leaders, community members and Agile employees. The expansion added office and manufacturing capacity, including cleanroom facilities and vibration testing.
Agile also opened its Bellevue engineering office on October 15. SpaceNews reports that the 5,470-square-foot office will initially accommodate seven employees and can grow to approximately 30. Chief Technology Officer Jake Mills will be based there, and the office will focus on engineering and program management for government and commercial propulsion programs.
Mills, a former propulsion engineer and Blue Origin crew member, said the region’s talent, manufacturing capabilities, customer base and supply chain made the location attractive. GeekWire described the Pacific Northwest aerospace cluster as including Blue Origin, SpaceX’s Starlink engineering operations in Redmond and Starfish Space.
In Oklahoma, Agile broke ground on the Tulsa Space Test Center in January 2026. The Journal Record described the project as a $20 million rocket-engine testing facility, while a later Airpro account put Agile’s Oklahoma testing-center investment at $36 million. Agile says the center will provide high-throughput testing for small- and medium-class rocket engines serving commercial, civil and national-security missions. The company describes the facility as built on more than 12 years of propulsion-testing heritage.
Mills cautioned that a prospective Agile manufacturing and system-integration facility could face headwinds if Washington did not match the aggressive incentives available in competing states such as Oklahoma.
Jason Wright was announced in September 2026 to join Agile as president in early October. He brings more than 25 years of space-industry experience spanning propulsion engineering, manufacturing, testing, operations and program management. He previously served as a Lockheed Martin subject-matter expert for monopropellant and bipropellant thrusters and dual-mode propulsion systems, held leadership positions in propulsion engineering, manufacturing and testing, and served as operations director for a propulsion manufacturing center.
Chris Pearson remains Agile’s chief executive officer, with Wright taking responsibility for day-to-day management, contracts, operations, and near-term sales, marketing and business development. Pearson will continue to lead long-term strategy, board and investor relations, strategic business development and technical direction. Wright said:
“Agile's innovative approach comes at an important time for the US and space industry at large, as increased launch availability creates new missions and growing demand for in-space propulsion.”
GeekWire reported that Agile raised a $17 million Series A earlier in 2026. The round included Caruso Ventures, Howdy Partners, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Veteran Ventures, Denver Ventures and Cortado Ventures.
Durango remains Agile’s headquarters for design and manufacturing, while the company also operates an additive-manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. Tulsa expands test capacity, and Bellevue adds engineering and program-management capabilities. The three operating hubs span Colorado, Oklahoma and Washington, with the Pennsylvania site extending Agile’s manufacturing footprint. Together, the locations support propulsion design, manufacturing and testing as the company scales.
By the end of 2026, Agile expects revenue to reach approximately five times its 2022 level. Its job postings also report more than 40 percent year-over-year growth for three consecutive years.
| Agile Space Industries growth indicators | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employees in October 2026 | 178 | GeekWire |
| Expected 2026 revenue | Approximately five times 2022 revenue | SpaceNews |
| Reported three-year growth | More than 40% year over year | Agile job posting |
Agile’s hiring materials name lunar landings, national defense, human exploration and commercial space transport among the mission areas served by its technologies. For the company, that mix translates into demand for monopropellant and bipropellant engines, propellant tanks, integrated propulsion subsystems and propulsion-testing services.
Why Propulsion Is Becoming a Manufacturing Problem
The operating question for a company built around test campaigns is not only whether a design fires; it is whether the company can produce repeat hardware on schedule.
Agile brings propulsion expertise, metal additive manufacturing and in-house vacuum hot-fire testing into the same company. Its additive-manufacturing footprint includes Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, and Durango, while its product set extends from individual engines and tanks to integrated subsystems and testing services.
At the sector level, NASA’s inspector general found that supply issues involving items such as space-grade valves and helium contributed to schedule delays and cost increases. Agile’s own materials show why manufacturing and test integration matter in that environment: its vertical model connects propulsion design, additive production and vacuum hot-fire testing rather than treating those activities as separate stages.
Agile’s selection for SpaceWERX’s Strategic Funding Increase program also supports its move toward supplying complete propulsion subsystems. As production capacity expands, the company is strengthening the financial and strategic side of that transition as well.
The hiring board mirrors the change. An October 2026 Continuous Improvement Engineer posting in Durango assigns the role to partner across manufacturing, test, engineering and business teams; lead Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen initiatives; map processes; analyze data; train and mentor teams; and measure whether improvements persist. The role is explicitly intended to improve productivity, reduce waste and support Agile’s continuous-improvement culture as the company grows.
As production expands, the test stand becomes a recurring quality check rather than a one-time qualification event. Agile’s operational challenge therefore extends beyond combustion stability to production throughput, repeatable inspection, test capacity and consistent hardware quality.
Lunar Landers and Defense Maneuvers Are the Customer Pull
True Anomaly has said Jackal uses 20 thrusters, illustrating the maneuvering requirement behind Agile’s work for national-security orbital missions. In an April 2024 announcement, Agile said it was manufacturing the main engines, attitude-control thrusters, propellant tanks and other propulsion components for Jackal. It also committed to providing propellant procurement, handling and spacecraft fueling.
The package supports VICTUS HAZE, the tactically responsive mission for which Space Systems Command selected True Anomaly. The requirement spans propulsion efficiency, high thrust and rapid maneuvering. In an Ars Technica interview, True Anomaly co-founder Even Rogers said Jackal’s thrusters allow the spacecraft to translate and rotate in any direction while tracking a target at high closing speeds. Agile’s release said the combination would preserve propellant for later orbit changes while minimizing response time.
True Anomaly had launched two Jackal test missions by Ars Technica’s March 2026 report and was designing the platform for mass production. Rogers said the company had more than a dozen flights planned over the next 18 months. He also said:
“The design will allow us to hit rate for Jackal, and in Denver alone, we can build 50 spacecraft a year.”
The customer’s own finances introduce risk. TechCrunch reported in April 2024 that True Anomaly had laid off around 25 percent of its workforce. The startup had closed a $100 million financing round the previous December, when executives said its staff had reached 107. Agile’s propulsion role demonstrates a customer program, but it does not establish a guaranteed volume of Agile hardware.
An ispace-U.S. announcement says APEX 1.0 for Mission 3 will use VoidRunner, a simplified, higher-thrust engine jointly developed with Agile. Team Draper selected the engine to reduce technical and schedule risk.
The selection makes propulsion risk explicit for a lunar mission. Agile’s multi-site model still has to preserve requirements, production records and delivery dates as manufacturing and testing expand. Defense work raises the cost of producing repeat units too slowly; lunar work raises the cost of missing a qualification date.
That makes Agile’s next constraint a hiring problem: the network must be staffed to build, inspect and test flight hardware on a repeatable schedule, not only design it.
The Talent Is Following the Test Stands
Agile’s growth has changed what the company needs from its workforce. Durango is hiring against an established production base, while the test and engineering hubs require teams still being assembled.
The 20,500-square-foot Durango expansion increased headquarters capacity, including cleanroom and vibration-testing space. Agile’s current postings extend beyond the test stand into machining, additive manufacturing, continuous improvement, software, product leadership and program management.
Tulsa’s hiring is tied to the center’s high-throughput test mission. Agile’s job board listed a Senior LabVIEW Engineer for Test Systems and Automation position in Tulsa. The company is also adding finance capacity through a Controller role listed in Denver.
The Bellevue office is the western engineering hub. The Seattle-area aerospace network described by GeekWire includes Blue Origin, SpaceX’s Redmond-based Starlink operation and Starfish Space, while Agile’s own Seattle openings are concentrated in systems, mechanical and propulsion engineering and propulsion-product leadership.
The public postings provide the clearest view of this shift. They show hiring moving from standalone test work toward a company that needs manufacturing, engineering, program management and operational support to work together across multiple sites.
What It Takes to Get Hired on the Propulsion Floor
As of late October 2026, Agile Space Industries had 31 salaried roles on Zero G Talent’s live company page. The first-party board data also showed three roles added during the previous seven days. For applicants, that mix matters more than mission names: Agile is staffing the chain that turns a drawing into testable hardware.
The postings show how Agile divides the work that meets around a piece of flight hardware. Shop-floor roles carry responsibility for repeatable manufacturing and test operations, while engineering roles connect design to production.
What the propulsion floor now screens for
The process-improvement opening in Durango requires a bachelor’s degree in business administration, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering or a related field, plus at least three years in process improvement, manufacturing or test operations.
The posting says the role will use Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen and other continuous-improvement methods to “enhance productivity, reduce waste, and help build a culture of continuous improvement as Agile continues to grow and scale.” It also covers process mapping, data analysis, training, mentoring, cross-functional initiatives and measurement of implemented changes, with collaboration ranging from production-floor staff to senior management.
Wright said:
“My focus will be on driving operational excellence, meeting our commitments to customers and ensuring we can continue to respond rapidly to evolving propulsion needs as Agile grows.”
Engineers must connect design to production
Agile’s open engineering roles reflect the wider production chain. The company says its teams carry work from early development through qualified flight hardware, with propulsion expertise, additive manufacturing and in-house testing inside the same business. The relevant hiring test is whether an engineer can carry a design through manufacturing and test without losing requirements or creating a process another team cannot repeat.
No single years-of-experience or education standard applies to every senior engineering title, so candidates should not treat the board as a universal propulsion-engineering checklist. Discipline and location matter: several engineering openings are in Seattle, while others in Durango connect design to production.
Representative Agile openings show how the company separates technical, process and production work:
| Function | Open positions and posted compensation |
|---|---|
| Process and production — Durango | Continuous Improvement Engineer — $88,000–$110,000 a year Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer II — $120,000–$150,000 a year Additive Manufacturing Operations Lead — $120,000–$162,000 a year Test Site Logistics & Planning Coordinator — $56,000–$70,000 a year |
| Shop-floor craft — Durango | Additive Manufacturing Technician II/III — $26.50–$33.50 an hour Machinist I — $21.15–$31.73 an hour Machinist II — $27.88–$37.50 an hour |
| Seattle engineering | Staff Propulsion Engineer — $144,000–$200,000 a year Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer — $146,000–$210,000 a year Senior Systems Engineer I/II — $116,000–$160,000 a year Senior Mechanical Engineer I/II — $108,000–$155,000 a year Propulsion Systems Product Lead VI — $156,000–$210,000 a year |
| Durango engineering | Senior Systems Engineer I/II — $116,000–$160,000 a year Senior Mechanical Engineer I/II — $108,000–$155,000 a year Propulsion Systems Product Lead VI — $156,000–$210,000 a year |
| Finance — Denver | Controller — $128,000–$160,000 a year |
| Median annual salary in the board’s posted salary bands | $160,000 (first-party board data) |
These are posted ranges, not offers, but they show where Agile places technical responsibility and shop-floor leadership.
Operators are part of flight hardware
The craft openings establish separate tracks for machining and additive manufacturing. A salaried operations-lead role complements that hourly work, while the test-site logistics position shows Agile hiring for the planning around hardware and test capacity as well.
Each posting sets its own experience and certification requirements, so applicants should read the role rather than assume a single shop-floor recipe. These are distinct paths into Agile’s hardware-development effort, not interchangeable versions of one propulsion-floor job.
The hiring snapshot is weighted to Durango and Seattle. Agile also operates in Oklahoma and Pennsylvania, but the public hiring data does not show the same recruiting pattern in every operating region.
Make the application match the factory job
Agile says its design philosophy favors rapid iteration, with work tested “in weeks instead of years.” A strong application should show similar evidence: a process you measured and improved, a manufacturing problem you brought back into design, or hardware you moved through production and test with fewer surprises.
Agile also offers health, dental and vision coverage, flexible time off, parental leave, training stipends and a 401(k) that matches retirement contributions dollar for dollar up to 4 percent. The process-improvement listing says integral contributors during the growth stage may join its stock-option plan. Compare those benefits when weighing a shop-floor role against a senior engineering post.
The process-improvement listing says a referral doubles an applicant’s chance of getting an interview. Before submitting, identify the requirements in the target posting, confirm the location and use the official application route. A propulsion-floor application should show a process measured, a part repeated and a test that can be run again—not just enthusiasm for the mission.
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