Open Orbit #4
Newsletter · November 2, 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 3,913 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
Avionics Test Technician, Starbase Vibe Test Lab
Nov 2, 2026
Senior Production Planner
Nov 2, 2026
STAGE H/F – SPACE - Application de post traitement pour applications inertielles spatiales F/H
Nov 2, 2026
Government Affairs Manager
$135k–$165k Nov 2, 2026
Инженер-технолог (механическая обработка)
Nov 2, 2026
Начальник отдела технико-экономического обеспечения проектов и сводной отчетности
Nov 2, 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 Market
$175k–$600k Oct 28, 2026
Director - TeraWave Ground Infrastucture
$371k–$520k Oct 30, 2026 Senior Director, Business Development - Civil & Commercial
Clearance $196k–$448k Oct 1, 2026
Director, IC Business Development
$199k–$448k Aug 8, 2026
Stage Responsible Engineer (RE)
$151k–$393k Oct 31, 2026
SVP, Government Affairs
Remote Clearance $255k–$380k Jun 9, 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?
- Roscosmos 1,346
- RSC Energia 363
- GE Aerospace 256
- Blue Origin 188
- ESA 188
- SpaceX 188
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 26 – November 1.
- Roscosmos 1,047
- RSC Energia 283
- GE Aerospace 228
- Blue Origin 169
- Rocket Lab 142
- SpaceX 134
Which job titles are companies hiring for the most?
- Intern 232
- Systems Engineer 188
- Technician 114
- Manufacturing 104
- Operations 94
- Software Engineer 82
- Test Engineer 82
States with the most new jobs
- California 487
- Texas 194
- Colorado 184
- Florida 120
- Ohio 87
- Virginia 85
- Washington 56
- Alabama 37
- Maryland 26
- New York 17
Countries with the most new jobs
- 🇷🇺Russia 1,746
- 🇺🇸United States 1,470
- 🇫🇷France 126
- 🇳🇱Netherlands 104
- 🇩🇪Germany 99
- 🇨🇳China 40
- 🇮🇹Italy 40
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom 33
- 🇨🇦Canada 26
- 🇮🇳India 21
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