18 Innovative Space Startups Hiring Now
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Few tech sectors are capturing the public’s collective imagination as much as space. Privatized spaceflight, or “NewSpace,” is attracting record investment and opening opportunities for tech companies across the globe that are inventing new ways to transport people—and giant telescopes —across the galaxy.
The space industry is expected to grow to $3T in coming decades, with space tourism comprising a healthy portion of the industry. With the price of flights dropping every year, new companies are taking flight to meet the demand and developing a new classes of solar sailing spaceships.
If your sights are set on stars, check out our list for the top space startups hiring now:
- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- Toronto
- About
Kepler Communications is a satellite communications company that is working towards establishing an in-space telecommunications network for space-borne assets. Put simply, we are building cell phone towers in space.
- Industries
Jobs
Senior Spectrum EngineerFull-time3 weeks ago$151k – $176kRemote only • Toronto, Ontario+17 years of expSenior Embedded Software DesignerFull-time3 weeks ago$159k – $209kIn office • Canada+16 years of exp
- B2B
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- YC FundedStartup funded by Y Combinator
- Website
- https://www.epsilon3.io
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- Los Angeles
- About
Epsilon3 is the OS for spacecraft and complex operations. We are a growing team of engineers formerly from SpaceX, Google, and Stanford. Our team worked firsthand on over 100 launches, including training and coordinating operations for multiple astronauts who successfully traveled to space and back.
- Industries
Space Flight SupportSpace Satellites
- B2B
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Website
- https://spacedventures.com
- Employees
- 1-10
- Locations
- Brownsville
- About
Spaced Ventures let’s you invest directly in the worlds best early-stage space companies for actual equity. Investing in the future of humanity has never been so easy.
- Industries
- Space Satellites
- B2B
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Valuation $1B+This company has a valuation of $1B or more
- 4.1Highly ratedSpaceX is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 4.1 out of 5 stars
- Website
- http://www.spacex.com
- Employees
- 5000+
- Locations
- Washington, Hawthorne, Lompoc, McGregor, Beale Air Force Base
- About
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.
- Industries
Jobs
2 days ago$130k – $175kIn office • Hawthorne5 years of exp2 days ago$100k – $160kIn office • Hawthorne1 year of exp
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Website
- https://astrea.city
- Employees
- 1-10
- Locations
- Miami
- About
Astreia was founded with the goal of building a sustainable future for humanity on Earth and beyond. We develop advanced sustainable communities on Earth, with the ultimate goal of building settlements on Mars.
- Industries
- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- 4.3Highly ratedAccion Systems is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 4.3 out of 5 stars
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- Boston, Charlestown
- About
Accion Systems manufactures propulsion systems for satellites based on proprietary technology developed at MIT.
Our systems address an industry-wide issue: there are no suitable in-space propulsion options for small satellites, and systems designed for large satellites are cost-prohibitive. We offer a solution for the entire $2B in-space propulsion market that is inexpensive, small but easily scalable, and safe for rideshare launches.
- Industries
- Space Flight SupportSatellite ManufacturingSpace Satellites
- B2B
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- YC FundedStartup funded by Y Combinator
- Valuation $1B+This company has a valuation of $1B or more
- 5.0Highly ratedRelativity Space is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 5.0 out of 5 stars
- 4.4Work / Life BalanceEmployees rate Relativity Space 4.4/5 on Glassdoor for work / life balance
- 5.0Strong LeadershipEmployees rate Relativity Space 5.0/5 on Glassdoor for faith in leadership
- Website
- http://relativityspace.com
- Employees
- 501-1000
- Locations
- Inglewood, San Francisco Bay Area
- About
Relativity is building humanity’s multiplanetary future. We invented a new approach to design, build, and fly our own rockets, starting with Terran 1 – the world’s first entirely 3D printed rocket.
- Industries
Jobs
2 days ago$109k – $149kIn office • Long Beach3 years of exp2 days ago$150k – $224kIn office • Long Beach7 years of exp2 days ago$109k – $163kIn office • Long Beach2 years of exp
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Website
- https://marsaero.space/
- Employees
- 1-10
- Locations
- Gainesville
- About
We are actively developing a series of aerospace vehicles and technologies. Our main project is our modular falcon heavy ridesharing vehicle. This vehicle will be customizable to a variety of different mission profiles. From reconnaissance and payload delivery, to consumer space telescopes.
- Industries
- Space Satellites
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Website
- http://ispace-inc.com/
- Employees
- 201-500
- Locations
- Luxembourg, Tokyo, Dover
- About
ispace technologies Inc. is a space resource exploration company founded in 2013 to develop micro-robots that will locate the resources necessary to extend human life into outer space.
ispace manages the technological and business development operations of Team HAKUTO in the Google Lunar XPRIZE Competition. Team Hakuto is a front runner in the $30M competition to land a privately funded robot on the Moon and was one of only three teams to win a $500,000 Milestone Prize in mobility.
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Jobs
Production Manufacturing EngineerFull-time7 days ago$101k – $152kIn office • Englewood5 years of exp
We build rockets to launch small satellites- B2B
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Valuation $1B+This company has a valuation of $1B or more
- Locations
- El Segundo
- About
Abl space systems was founded by former spacex engineering leaders in 2017 to develop low-cost launch vehicles for the small satellite industry.
We are a team of over 20 world-class aerospace engineers with experience at spacex, virgin orbit, boeing, lockheed martin, pratt + whitney, and elsewhere.
- Industries
- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Website
- http://spinlaunch.com/
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- Los Angeles
- About
We at Spinlaunch develop and design technology for mass accelerators. We are developing a kinetic energy space launch system that lowers the dependency on traditional chemical rockets which lowers the cost dramatically.
- Industries
- B2C
- B2B
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Employees
- 1-10
- Locations
- Tucson
- About
SpaceFarers Corporation markets life support technology (and ancillary products) for space exploration and sustainable living on the earth. We employ the arts to create environments with an immersive space colony ambience. We intend to design and build self-sufficient communities.
- Industries
- Theatre
LeoLabsA leader in data services, not just on Earth but in space. Take advantage of our worldwide network51-200 EmployeesActively Hiring- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Website
- http://www.leolabs.space
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- Menlo Park
- About
LeoLabs™ is dedicated to protecting satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) from collisions. The number of satellites in LEO is growing rapidly, and there is no reliable or responsive commercial service for tracking these satellites and the debris that threatens them. LEO is a shared, critical resource and responsible stewardship is important if we are to maintain its use
- Industries
- Space Flight Support
Jobs
- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Website
- http://www.capellaspace.com
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- San Francisco
- About
Capella Space is a data company that provides persistent and reliable information from space with it's constellation of (very small) satellites. Capella's satellites can see through the clouds and at night time making them immune to bad weather or light conditions.
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Starfish SpaceBuilding the Infrastructure for Humanity's Expansion Into Space51-200 EmployeesActively Hiring- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Website
- https://starfishspace.com
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- Seattle
- About
Starfish Space is giving life to on-orbit services. Founded by former Blue Origin and NASA engineers, Starfish is developing the Otter, the first small and versatile space tug that will lower costs and increase availability for satellite servicing missions including life extension and active debris removal.
- Industries
- Satellite ManufacturingSpace Satellites
Jobs
Satellite Systems EngineerFull-time2 weeks ago$110k – $180k • 0.01% – 0.05%In office • Tukwila3 years of exp
Developing the world’s most efficient rocket to deliver small satellites to orbit51-200 Employees- Website
- http://launcherspace.com
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- Hawthorne
- About
Anywhere in space at the lowest cost.
Launcher develops the world’s most efficient rockets and transfer vehicles to deliver small satellites to orbit.
- Industries
- Space Propulsion
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