The Future of Space Depends on Today’s Junior Talent, and Hiring Managers Will Decide It
Space companies are hiring hand to mouth: filling this year's seats with people who already know the work. In the space industry, the talent pool...
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The Senior Space Engineer You Need Doesn’t Have the Title Yet
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The Space Force Just Added $4.4 Billion to Its Space Surveillance Program. Here’s What That Means for Hiring.
The Space Force just raised the contract ceiling for its Andromeda program from $1.8 billion to $6.2 billion. That's an...
How to Build a Cleared Engineering Team From Scratch in the Space Sector
When a commercial space company wins its first classified contract, the excitement doesn't last long. Pretty quickly, someone asks the...
$31 Billion in 30 Days: What Space and Defense Funding Tells Us About Who’s Hiring Next
In March 2026, the space and defense sector saw a concentration of capital that would have been unthinkable five years...
Starship V3 Launches Next Week. Here’s What It Means Beyond the Spectacle
SpaceX is aiming for May 19 for the first flight of Starship Version 3 - a bigger, more powerful version...
Hybrid, Remote, or On-Site: What Space Companies Are Actually Offering in 2026
There's a common assumption in the space sector: because the work involves hardware, everything is onsite. Candidates assume it. Companies...
The US Just Created a Licensing Path for Satellite Servicing, Debris Removal, and In-Space Manufacturing. Here’s What That Means for Hiring.
The Department of Commerce just released a draft licensing framework for commercial space activities that have never had a clear...
The Broadband Space Race Just Got a Second Lane – and It Needs Thousands of Engineers
Last week, an Ariane 6 rocket launched 32 Amazon Leo satellites into low Earth orbit from French Guiana. It was...
Golden Dome’s $3.2B Talent Bet: What Happens If Space-Based Interceptors Don’t Move Forward?
In the space of a few weeks, Golden Dome sent two very different messages. First, the Space Force handed $3.2 billion...
Why Space Companies Hire for the Role They Need Today and Lose the Person in 12 Months
There's a pattern that shows up regularly across growth-stage space companies, and it rarely gets diagnosed correctly. A company hires a...