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HQ: Austin, TX, US350 employeesView company profile →
4 data points reported·50 job postings disclose salary·Last updated Apr 2026

Salaries disclosed in active CesiumAstro job postings

PositionCategoryLocationSalary
Director of Business Development, National Security & IntelligenceBusiness & FinanceWashington D.C., DC$225k–$290k
Principal Ground Station ArchitectElectricalWestminster, CO$217k–$265k
Principal Spacecraft Systems Engineer II - Mission SEITAerospace EngineeringWestminster, CO$193k–$236k
Director of Business DevelopmentBusiness & FinanceEl Segundo, CA$190k–$235k
Senior Capture ManagerSales & MarketingEl Segundo, CA$168k–$232k
Engineering Manager, Digital & Mixed-Signal HardwareElectricalWestminster, CO$185k–$226k
Senior Program ManagerBusiness & FinanceWestminster, CO$183k–$225k
Senior Capture ManagerSales & MarketingWestminster, CO$161k–$221k
Principal Embedded Software Engineer IISoftwareWestminster, CO$170k–$210k
Engineering Manager, RF HardwareElectricalWestminster, CO$164k–$205k
Principal Launch Vehicle Design Engineer IIMechanicalEl Segundo, CA$167k–$202k
Principal Antenna Design Engineer IMechanicalWestminster, CO$150k–$200k
Principal Power Electronics Engineer IElectricalEl Segundo, CA$149k–$199k
Principal Spacecraft Communication Systems Engineer IAerospace EngineeringEl Segundo, CA$149k–$199k
Principal RF Engineer IElectricalEl Segundo, CA$149k–$199k
Senior Mission Assurance ManagerAerospace EngineeringWestminster, CO$140k–$192k
Principal Verification Engineer IAvionicsWestminster, CO$160k–$190k
Principal Wire Harness Design Engineer IIMechanicalWestminster, CO$150k–$190k
Principal Flight Software Engineer ISoftwareWestminster, CO$142k–$190k
Principal RF Engineer IElectricalWestminster, CO$142k–$190k
Principal Power Electronics Engineer IElectricalWestminster, CO$142k–$190k
Principal Software Project Engineer ISoftwareWestminster, CO$142k–$190k
Principal Industrial EngineerManufacturingWestminster, CO$142k–$190k
Mechanical Engineering ManagerMechanicalWestminster, CO$158k–$189k
Principal RF Test Engineer IElectricalWestminster, CO$158k–$189k
Principal Mechanical Design Engineer IIMechanicalWestminster, CO$151k–$189k
Principal Component Engineer IAerospace EngineeringEl Segundo, CA$146k–$186k
Principal EMI/EMC Engineer IIAerospace EngineeringWestminster, CO$155k–$185k
Principal Communication Systems Engineer I - NetworkingSoftwareEl Segundo, CA$150k–$185k
Principal Communication Systems Engineer IAerospace EngineeringEl Segundo, CA$150k–$185k
Senior Power Electronics Engineer IIElectricalEl Segundo, CA$126k–$183k
Principal Electrical Engineer I - FlatSat LeadElectricalWestminster, CO$151k–$182k
Principal Electrical Engineer I - CDHElectricalWestminster, CO$151k–$182k
Senior FPGA Engineer IIAvionicsEl Segundo, CA$149k–$182k
Principal Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT) Engineer I - EGSEAerospace EngineeringWestminster, CO$150k–$180k
Principal Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer IIMechanicalWestminster, CO$145k–$180k
Senior Power Electronics Engineer IIElectricalEl Segundo, CA$140k–$180k
Principal Component Engineer IAerospace EngineeringWestminster, CO$140k–$177k
Senior FPGA Engineer II – NetworkSoftwareEl Segundo, CA$150k–$175k
Principal Embedded System Automation EngineerSoftwareEl Segundo, CA$141k–$175k
Senior Electronics Design Engineer II - Phased ArrayMechanicalWestminster, CO$143k–$174k
Senior FPGA Engineer IIAvionicsWestminster, CO$142k–$174k
Senior FPGA Engineer II – NetworkSoftwareWestminster, CO$142k–$170k
Principal Communication Systems Engineer IAerospace EngineeringWestminster, CO$140k–$170k
Principal Communication Systems Engineer I - NetworkingSoftwareWestminster, CO$140k–$170k
Principal Narrowband Communication Systems Engineer IAerospace EngineeringWestminster, CO$140k–$170k
Senior GNC Engineer IAvionicsEl Segundo, CA$126k–$169k
Associate Mechanical Engineering ManagerMechanicalEl Segundo, CA$140k–$168k
Principal Embedded System Automation EngineerSoftwareWestminster, CO$135k–$167k
Contracts ManagerManufacturingWestminster, CO$122k–$167k

Sourced from active CesiumAstro job postings with USD-yearly salary disclosed (≥$20k). Updated as ATS feeds refresh.

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