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67 articlesThe Pentagon Gave Rocket Lab $816 Million for 18 Satellites. Lockheed, Northrop, and L3Harris Are Buying Rocket Lab's Sensors for Theirs.
Rocket Lab's 2025 Preliminary Design Review win unlocked a $515M SDA satellite contract, triggering vertical integration, Nasdaq-100 inclusion, and a 330+ role hiring surge across defense, Neutron rocket development, and production scaling.
Rocket Lab Is Building Solar Cells for Satellites in Albuquerque — and the Workers Who Make Them Need Skills From Two Separate Trades
Rocket Lab's Albuquerque facility produces radiation-hardened solar cells for spacecraft including the James Webb Space Telescope and Mars missions. With $23.9M in CHIPS Act funding and $25.5M in state incentives, the company is expanding compound semiconductor production by 50%, creating 100+ jobs
SpaceX Pays Up to $230,000 for Avionics Engineers in Hawthorne. Blue Origin's Huntsville Ceiling Is $194,783 — and the Work Is Entirely Different
Blue Origin is investing $71.4 million in Huntsville, Alabama, to build a large-scale thruster production facility, adding 105 specialized manufacturing and engineering jobs. The expansion supports BE-4 engine production for New Glenn and Vulcan Centaur, and positions Huntsville as Blue Origin's pro
The aerospace industry's next bottleneck isn't engines or structures. It's engineers who can wire large language models into flight-critical code.
SpaceX's $60 billion acquisition of Anysphere signals a new breed of engineer who operates at the intersection of AI tooling and flight-critical systems.
Impulse Space just raised $500 million to hire 200 people — not build AI
Impulse Space announced a $500 million Series D on June 2, 2026, co-led by 137 Ventures and BANNER VC, with participation from Founders Fund, Lux Capital,…
Anduril's Long Beach campus to add 5,500 jobs near naval and aerospace suppliers
Anduril Industries has launched Arsenal-1, a 500-acre autonomous weapons factory in Ohio, four months ahead of schedule, and broken ground on a $1 billion campus in Long Beach, California. The twin hubs represent a strategic shift in defense-tech hiring, embedding manufacturing and R&D near military
Space Industry's $46B Boom Hits a Wall: Nobody Can Find the Workers
The space sector is creating thousands of new roles—orbital servicing technicians, in-space manufacturing specialists, lunar logistics planners—yet still recruits from the same narrow talent pools. Judith Delany's SpaceWatchGL opinion piece argues the industry's conservative hiring practices are bli
Impulse Space Raises $500M Series D, Valuing Propulsion Startup at $4.26 Billion
Impulse Space announced a $500 million Series D round, pushing total capital past $1 billion and valuing the company at $4.26 billion. In a sector chasing AI-first development, Impulse is scaling human engineering headcount fast — betting that hardware built for space still demands human judgment.
Reusable Rockets Need Assembly-Line Workers—and the Talent Pipeline Isn't Ready
Reusable rockets are transforming aerospace from artisanal craft production into high-volume manufacturing, driving demand for production-line talent, six-figure salaries, and skills from automotive and electronics industries.
NASA starts new PhDs at $73K as private space firms offer $130K-plus
The space industry is fighting the most dramatic hiring war in its history. Propulsion engineers are commanding six-figure packages at private firms while NASA starts doctorate-holding engineers at $73,038. This gap is reshaping who builds the future of space.
50–60 Hour Weeks: Inside SpaceX Work Culture
SpaceX work culture demands 50–60 hour weeks with a 2.5-year median tenure. But mission-driven intensity comes with $130K–$350K comp. The honest truth.
SpaceX SWE Intern: $38–$48/hr, 60–70% Convert Rate
SpaceX software engineering internships pay $38–$48/hr for 12 weeks at 3 sites. 60–70% of interns convert to full-time. Requirements and application tips.
How to Find SpaceX-Like Companies: 8 Alternatives
8 SpaceX-like companies hiring across 6 space sectors with 5,000+ combined openings at $90K–$220K. Rocket Lab, Relativity, Blue Origin, and 5 more.
SpaceX McGregor: Where 1,000+ Rocket Tests Happen
SpaceX jobs in McGregor Texas place ~600 employees across 4,000+ acres where 1,000+ engine tests fire yearly. Pay reaches $225K. The rocket testing capital.
How Space Systems Engineers Reach $225K: Salary Scale
Space systems engineer salary spans $105K–$225K with $142K median. Bonuses add 15–25% on top. Over 3,400 professionals in this specialty. Pay by level.
Sierra Space Workday: Why Their ATS Matters for You
Sierra Space uses Workday as its ATS with ~100–150 open positions. Expect 2–6 week review cycles from Louisville CO. Tips for navigating their hiring portal.
Sierra Space HQ: Louisville, CO's $1.4B Space Startup
Sierra Space headquarters in Louisville, CO houses ~1,800 employees building Dream Chaser spaceplane. Over $1.4B raised. Current roles and how to apply.
How Relativity Space Benefits Compare: $4.2B Startup
Relativity Space benefits at the $4.2B Long Beach startup include equity, full health coverage, and unlimited PTO for ~1,100 employees building Terran R.
Want a Northrop Grumman Summer Internship? Here's How
Northrop Grumman summer internships accept 2,000+ students at $24–$38/hr for 12 weeks. About 60% convert to full-time. Application deadlines and eligibility.
Lockheed Martin Manufacturing Engineer: $78K–$155K
Lockheed Martin manufacturing engineer salary ranges $78K–$155K across levels 1–4 at 15+ sites. Annual bonuses add 8–10%. Role requirements and career path.
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