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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$99K - $138K *

Shape the future of spaceflight by optimizing design solutions for advanced vehicle configurations. Collaborate within a dynamic team to enhance subsystem integration and ensure the successful operati...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$99K - $138K *

Champion the integration of upper stage and payload systems for a cutting-edge heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle, collaborating across teams to enhance design, configuration management, and operationa...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$121K - $169K *

Lead integrated operations for a heavy-lift orbital vehicle, overseeing subsystem authority, testing, and operations. Collaborate across teams to ensure effective system integration, troubleshooting...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$121K - $169K *

Grow your career with a dynamic team, analyzing spacecraft structures to ensure the safe transport of crew and cargo to the lunar surface. Use your analytical skills to solve complex structural proble...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$218K - $305K *

Lead the development of Guidance, Navigation, and Control systems for space vehicles, ensuring performance specifications through algorithm synthesis and software creation while managing technical tea...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$206K - $305K *

Lead the development and delivery of GN&C Subsystem within a fast-paced team, ensuring high-impact contributions through algorithm synthesis, flight software development, and subsystem lifecycle manag...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$121K - $169K *

Join a team that supports cutting-edge rocket launch vehicle systems. You will leverage your expertise in flight vehicle fluid systems to manage design, production, and integration while addressing co...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$156K - $219K *

Drive innovation as a senior thermal leader ensuring cutting-edge designs for lunar landers. Collaborate with engineers to develop thermal hardware and verify compliance for safe human spaceflight in...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$233K - $327K *

Drive the development of G&C algorithms for our innovative launch vehicle, leading a team of engineers to enhance vehicle autonomy and ensure safe human spaceflight through excellence in guidance, con...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$90K - $120K *

Shape the future of aerospace by leading design and development of control systems for ground support and launch operations, ensuring advanced functionality for reliable payload delivery into orbit an...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$121K - $169K *

Drive the analysis of spacecraft structures, ensuring safe and reliable hardware delivery for lunar missions. Collaborate with engineers to solve dynamic structural problems, leveraging your expertise...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$218K - $305K *

Lead the charge in the development of advanced GN&C subsystems for space vehicles, overseeing algorithm synthesis, software creation, and subsystem delivery. Contribute your expertise to enhance safet...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$192K - $268K *

Innovate advanced RFIC designs for a groundbreaking satellite network, ensuring exceptional performance at global scales. Collaborate on circuit specifications and tackle design challenges in a high-t...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$206K - $289K *

Join a skilled team to manage the development of GN&C Subsystems for advanced spaceflight vehicles. Lead algorithm synthesis, flight software creation, and lifecycle support to ensure safe and efficie...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$230K - $322K *

Join us to lead ASIC verification for cutting-edge satellite communication systems, ensuring high-quality silicon through advanced methodologies and collaborative engineering efforts to shape the futu...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$140K - $196K *

Drive your career forward by overseeing manufacturing operations, optimizing processes, and leading diverse teams in a collaborative aerospace environment. Your expertise will be crucial in enhancing...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$75K - $105K *

Optimize manufacturing processes and systems to enhance operational excellence across teams. Design and implement scalable pipelines while collaborating cross-functionally to ensure the reliability an...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$194K - $271K *

Play a key role in shaping TeraWave's Space Sustainability Strategy, engaging with regulatory bodies and industry partners to set standards for safety in satellite operations while enhancing long-term...

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  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$121K - $169K *

Join a team that's shaping the future of lunar exploration by designing and integrating mechanical and structural systems for innovative lunar landers. Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to a...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$78K - $110K *

Optimize supply chain operations and enhance production flow by coordinating material availability, scheduling, and interdepartmental collaboration to achieve efficient manufacturing outcomes and ensu...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$156K - $219K *

Transform the future of lunar exploration as a senior thermal leader, applying your expertise in radiator design and thermal analysis for innovative lunar landers to ensure safe human spaceflight and...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$194K - $271K *

Architect the future of space safety and sustainability in satellite operations, ensuring compliance and leadership in orbital debris policies while fostering innovative solutions for space traffic ma...

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  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$90K - $120K *

Drive impactful changes in facility planning by optimizing spaces for fast-paced projects. Leverage your engineering expertise to enhance safety and efficiency while supporting numerous Blue Origin in...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$114K - $160K *

Optimize your career by designing and developing avionics systems for lunar missions. Collaborate with a dedicated team to create CAD models and technical documentation, ensuring quality and safety in...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$107K - $149K *

Pioneer cutting-edge power systems for spacecraft, addressing space infrastructure challenges. Collaborate with an elite team to design, develop, and validate innovative electrical power subsystems fo...

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  •   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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    There are many ways to advance your career in the Aerospace & Defense industry. Furthering education, gaining experience, and networking within the industry are all helpful strategies. A job in this industry can offer exciting challenges and worthwhile rewards.