Advance Your Career with High-Paying Aerospace & Defense Jobs

Ladders brings you a plethora of opportunities in aerospace & defense that pay over $100,000. Our collection includes jobs ranging from aerospace engineers, defense contractors, project managers, and many more. We only host positions that meet our standards.

Aerospace

Aerospace offers a wide array of roles and responsibilities. This sector presents opportunities to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to important missions.

Defense

The defense sector is equally exciting, with roles involved in ensuring national security and working on innovative projects. Realize your potential in this indispensable industry.

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$192K - $268K *

Join us to design and develop cutting-edge RF components for satellite communications, delivering exceptional data speeds globally. Collaborate with engineers to innovate and ensure reliability in the...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$197K - $276K *

Unlock potential by spearheading the design and implementation of advanced simulation environments for satellite flight software, enhancing TeraWave's capabilities within a state-of-the-art satellite...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$99K - $138K *

Join a team that's pioneering lunar transport solutions while leveraging your structural analysis skills. You'll engage in developing spacecraft structures, ensuring safety and reliability, all within...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$197K - $276K *

Join a team that's at the forefront of satellite technology, designing and verifying advanced simulation environments to support the next generation of spacecraft. Your expertise will help pave the wa...

4 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$203K - $284K *

Optimize production control strategies across multiple facilities, enhancing scheduling and management processes to support safe human spaceflight initiatives. Lead teams, foster collaboration, and dr...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$121K - $169K *

Engage in full-vehicle structural analysis from concept to qualification, driving quality through finite element modeling, rigorous assessments, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure structural...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$110K - $169K *

Drive innovative solutions in systems engineering for space mobility, managing technical requirements and architecture while collaborating within a dedicated team to ensure successful mission executio...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$121K - $169K *

Lead the charge in building and enhancing a comprehensive simulation model for a groundbreaking satellite constellation, collaborating across multiple engineering domains to optimize performance and v...

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$99K - $138K *

Explore innovative solutions in structural analysis to enhance safe human spaceflight. Collaborate with a dedicated team in developing cutting-edge lunar cargo delivery vehicles while ensuring reliabi...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$110K - $155K *

Transform the future of space mobility by managing systems engineering for innovative spacecraft missions. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to define technical baselines and ensure alignment...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$80K - $120K *

Lead the charge in developing and maintaining control systems for a groundbreaking launch vehicle, ensuring operational efficiency and safety through innovative design and rigorous testing in a collab...

4 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$112K - $156K *

Unlock potential by recruiting top engineering talent to support innovative spaceflight projects. Collaborate with diverse teams to identify and engage candidates for critical roles in a dynamic and m...

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$110K - $169K *

Empower your career by leading system engineering initiatives for cutting-edge space missions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and align spacecraft capabilitie...

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$203K - $284K *

Champion the Production Control strategy and execution across all manufacturing sites. Lead teams to innovate policies and processes focused on short-range scheduling and effective management of manuf...

4 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$90K - $130K *

Unlock your potential by leading innovative avionic hardware development for Li-Ion batteries, ensuring safety and quality in support of groundbreaking space missions. Collaborate across teams to driv...

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$110K - $155K *

Play a key role in developing an advanced simulation model for a satellite constellation, ensuring high fidelity in orbital mechanics, payload utilization, and performance optimization across diverse...

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$99K - $138K *

Empower the future of space exploration by joining a team of propulsion test engineers, driving rocket engine test operations and ensuring safe, repeatable spaceflight through meticulous planning, exe...

4 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$99K - $138K *

Join a team that's innovating propulsion systems by developing and analyzing engine environments, ensuring the integrity of rocket systems through dynamic testing and effective data processing in a fa...

4 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$230K - $322K *

Engage in cutting-edge development of Phase-Locked Loops for advanced satellite communication systems, optimizing performance and driving innovations in integrated circuit design within a collaborativ...

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$230K - $322K *

Advance satellite communication systems through innovative integrated circuit design. Lead the development of high-performance PLLs within a dynamic team, ensuring reliability and efficiency in space...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$308K - $431K *

Lead the design and verification of advanced ASIC/SOC solutions, ensuring robust RFIC/ASIC systems meet high-performance criteria. Collaborate with teams to drive innovation and support post-silicon i...

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  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$90K - $120K *

Deliver improved reliability and repeatability in operations by leading investigations and implementing solutions for production, refurbishment, and launch processes. Collaborate across teams to enhan...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$90K - $138K *

Unlock potential by leading mission planning efforts in space systems. Collaborate across teams to define mission artifacts and requirements, driving innovation in spaceflight. Grow with a dynamic tea...

4 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$99K - $138K *

Analyze engine shock, vibration, and acoustics for propulsion systems. Develop measurement tools and data processing methods in a dynamic environment, collaborating across teams to deliver innovative...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$90K - $127K *

Lead mission planning efforts within a dynamic team, synthesizing requirements for spacecraft operations and systems engineering in a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environment to enhance spac...

4 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

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    Salaries in the Aerospace & Defense industry can vary widely based on the role and level of responsibility. However, all jobs listed on Ladders pay over $100,000 per year.

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