What is an aerospace engineer job?

In an aerospace engineer job, a person designs and operates aircraft, rockets and satellites. 675 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.

How many aerospace engineer jobs are open right now?

There are 675 open aerospace engineer jobs at 26 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 44 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.

Which companies have the most aerospace engineer jobs?

Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (253), Rocket Lab (105), Apex Technology (54), True Anomaly (47) and Varda Space Industries (39). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.

Are there remote aerospace engineer jobs?

6 of the 675 open aerospace engineer jobs (1%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.

What do aerospace engineer jobs pay?

The median advertised salary is $146K, based on 432 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $125K and $180K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.

How do I apply for aerospace engineer jobs?

Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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Aerospace engineer jobs

Aerospace engineer: a person in this job designs and operates aircraft, rockets and satellites. SpaceX, Rocket Lab, Apex Technology, True Anomaly and Varda Space Industries have the most open roles with “Aerospace engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.

675 open roles · 44 posted in the last 7 days · 1% remote · 26 companies hiring · $146K median advertised salary · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay432 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The orange column holds the median, $146K.

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Period	Count
under $75K	4
$75K to $100K	10
$100K to $125K	88
$125K to $150K	126
$150K to $175K	65
$175K to $200K	76
$200K to $250K	57
$250K to $300K	5
$300K and more	1

Three numbersOut of 675 open jobs in this list.

Can be done from home1%6 of 675 jobs

State the pay66%447 of 675 jobs

Are for beginners7%44 of 675 jobs

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Skills asked for in aerospace engineer roles

Python295 · 44%C++190 · 28%MATLAB114 · 17%Linux80 · 12%Rust31 · 5%Jira26 · 4%AI26 · 4%

Bars show the share of these 675 roles; one role can count in several rows.

Newest aerospace engineer jobs

Showing the newest 100 of 640. The search looks through all of them by title, place and pay.

Who is hiring for aerospace engineer roles

Where aerospace engineer roles are

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What aerospace engineer roles pay, by level

Level in the title	Median advertised salary	Roles counted
No level in the title	$128K	245
Senior	$176K	127
Lead	$205K	56

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Questions about aerospace engineer jobs

What is an aerospace engineer job?: In an aerospace engineer job, a person designs and operates aircraft, rockets and satellites. 675 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.
How many aerospace engineer jobs are open right now?: There are 675 open aerospace engineer jobs at 26 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 44 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most aerospace engineer jobs?: Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (253), Rocket Lab (105), Apex Technology (54), True Anomaly (47) and Varda Space Industries (39). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote aerospace engineer jobs?: 6 of the 675 open aerospace engineer jobs (1%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do aerospace engineer jobs pay?: The median advertised salary is $146K, based on 432 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $125K and $180K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for aerospace engineer jobs?: Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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Roles where employers ask for the same skills. The bar shows how much the skill lists overlap; the text names the shared skills and, where 30 postings state pay, the median advertised pay there.

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