Open Orbit #3
Newsletter · October 26, 2026
Welcome to Open Orbit, your weekly space industry trends report from outerspacejobs.com.
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We've scoured the internet this week and found 1,567 new job posts in the space industry.
In this issue:
- Newest space jobs.
- Highest paying jobs in the space industry.
- Which space companies are hiring the most.
- Upcoming launches and space phenomena.
Newest jobs
Senior Technical Project Manager (m/f/d) Aerospace Composites
Oct 26, 2026
Engineering Technician I
$68k–$84k Oct 26, 2026
大客户销售
$10–$30k Oct 26, 2026
Stage 2027 - Ingénierie Système et traitements Python de données vol utilisant l’IA - Satellites CO3D (h/f)
Clearance Oct 26, 2026
2027 Emerging Missions Flight Dynamics Graduate Intern
Clearance $67k–$79k Oct 26, 2026
RF Microwave Engineer III
$147k–$173k Oct 26, 2026Highest paying jobs
These are the best paying jobs in the space industry with a publicly listed salary posted within the last week. If a salary range is given we take the top of the range. All currencies are converted to their approximate USD value for comparison.
Business Development Director, Commercial
$175k–$600k Oct 12, 2026
Senior Director, Business Development - Civil & Commercial
Clearance $214k–$522k Oct 1, 2026
Director, IC Business Development
$199k–$448k Aug 8, 2026
Maintenance Technician 2nd Shift
$40k–$415k Sep 2, 2026
Head of Avionics & Control Products - Blue Engines
$281k–$401k Sep 4, 2026
Spacecraft System Architect Lead
$151k–$393k Oct 22, 2026This week in space industry hiring trends
Who's hiring in the space industry, which job titles are in the most demand, and where's the action?
Which employers posted the most new jobs?
- Blue Origin 167
- GE Aerospace 154
- SpaceX 147
- ArianeGroup 143
- The Aerospace Corporation 94
- Relativity Space 56
Which employers took down the most job posts?
If a company removes jobs, that usually but not always means the job was filled. Jobs that left the board October 19–25.
- Roscosmos 1,576
- RSC Energia 358
- Blue Origin 157
- GE Aerospace 156
- SpaceX 94
- Rocket Lab 63
Which job titles are companies hiring for the most?
- Systems Engineer 118
- Software Engineer 88
- Intern 79
- Technician 75
- Manufacturing 70
- Design 65
States with the most new jobs
- California 431
- Colorado 165
- Texas 136
- Florida 81
- Washington 64
- Virginia 56
- Ohio 37
- Alabama 25
- New York 19
- Utah 16
Countries with the most new jobs
- 🇺🇸United States 1,156
- 🇫🇷France 158
- 🇩🇪Germany 52
- 🇨🇦Canada 32
- 🇮🇳India 14
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom 11
- 🇮🇹Italy 10
- 🇲🇽Mexico 10
- 🇫🇮Finland 9
- 🇪🇸Spain 9
Look up!
Upcoming launches, space missions, and astrological phenomena worth looking up for.
- Oct. 26
✨ Full Moon, the Hunter’s Moon
Peak illumination is 12:11 a.m. EDT.
- Oct. 27–28
✨ The Moon passes the Pleiades
Look east in the evening. The Seven Sisters are a small misty cluster beside the Moon. Binoculars show more of them. From some places the Moon covers part of the cluster.
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