Blue Origin El Segundo and Los Angeles Jobs in 2026: Satellite Systems and Lunar Programs
Blue Origin El Segundo and Los Angeles jobs in 2026: satellite systems and lunar programs
Blue Origin's Los Angeles operation is the company's third-largest employment hub with 119 open positions. Based in the El Segundo / South Bay area — the same aerospace corridor as SpaceX Hawthorne, Northrop Grumman, and Boeing — Blue Origin's LA office focuses on satellite systems and advanced space programs that complement the rocket and engine work done in Seattle and Huntsville.
What Blue Origin does in LA
The LA office has two primary programs visible in current job listings:
TeraWave — Blue Origin's satellite communications platform. Multiple architect-level roles (Systems Architect, Software Systems Architect) are listed for TeraWave in LA at $214K-$299K. TeraWave appears to be Blue Origin's answer to Starlink — a satellite constellation for broadband communications. The roles suggest the program is in its design phase, hiring senior architects to define system architecture.
Lunar Permanence — Blue Origin's lunar programs, including the Blue Moon lander selected for NASA's Artemis program. Senior embedded software engineers for Lunar Permanence are listed at $198K-$277K with LA as one of multiple locations. The LA component likely handles avionics and software design that feeds into vehicle integration at other sites.
Salary ranges
From our database of Blue Origin LA positions with salary data:
Blue Origin's LA salaries are competitive with SpaceX Hawthorne and Northrop Grumman El Segundo — both are within a few miles. The architect-level TeraWave roles at $214K-$299K are among the highest-paid individual contributor positions at Blue Origin.
LA in the Blue Origin network
| Site | Positions | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Seattle Area | 250 | New Glenn design, New Shepard, engines |
| Space Coast, FL | 227 | New Glenn manufacturing, launch ops |
| Los Angeles, CA | 119 | Satellite systems, TeraWave, lunar |
| Huntsville, AL | 73 | BE-4 engine production |
| Denver, CO | ~40 | Engineering support |
LA represents Blue Origin's push beyond rockets into satellite and space systems. Seattle designs the launch vehicles, Florida builds and launches them, Huntsville produces the engines, and LA develops the payloads and satellite platforms those rockets will carry.
Blue Origin's LA office sits in the densest aerospace talent market in the world. Within a 10-mile radius: SpaceX (Hawthorne), Northrop Grumman (El Segundo and Redondo Beach), Boeing (El Segundo), L3Harris (El Segundo), The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo), and Raytheon (El Segundo). This means easier recruiting — and easier job-hopping if a program gets cancelled or you want a change. The trade-off is California cost of living and state income tax (6-9.3%).
Who should target Blue Origin LA
The LA office is best suited for engineers interested in satellite systems, constellation architecture, embedded software, and advanced space systems rather than launch vehicles. If you want to work on rockets, target Seattle or the Space Coast. If you want to work on what the rockets carry, LA is the place.
The TeraWave program is particularly interesting for engineers coming from the communications satellite industry — RF engineers, network architects, and constellation design specialists with experience at companies like Viasat, Hughes, or SES would find their skills directly applicable.
Browse all Blue Origin positions on Zero G Talent. For other Blue Origin locations, see Blue Origin Huntsville or Blue Origin Florida. For other South Bay employers, browse SpaceX positions or Northrop Grumman El Segundo.
