Engineering Manager, Space Industry

Manages a team responsible for engineering space industry systems.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$428k

Mean

$445k

10th–90th pct

$325k–$590k

Observations

108

Confidence: 31% · based on 108 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

System Design

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

55% require · 27% prefer

Master's Degree

8% require · 30% prefer

No College

17% require · 8% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Product, Space Industry+4.8%Senior Space Industry Systems Engineer-58.4%Space Industry Program Coordinator-61.4%Space Industry Engineer-58.7%Space Industry Product Manager-57.9%

Common previous roles

Space Industry Engineer-142.1%Space Industry Product Manager-137.3%Senior Space Industry Systems Engineer-140.2%Space Industry Program Coordinator-159.0%Director of Product, Space Industry+4.5%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)947

Posting growth-12.6%

Median days to fill19 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)38,906

Projected growth10.1%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness45%

Automation exposure5%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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