Space Industry Manufacturing Engineer

Leads specialized work in manufacturing and testing space industry products.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$182k

Mean

$189k

10th–90th pct

$138k–$251k

Observations

829

Confidence: 35% · based on 829 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

Quality Assurance

Core

Process Improvement

Core

CAD

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

65% require · 20% prefer

Master's Degree

15% require · 35% prefer

No College

16% require · 13% prefer

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Common next roles

Manufacturing Operations Manager, Space Industry+120.6%Director of Sales, Space Industry+134.3%Space Industry Test Technician-12.4%Space Industry Account Executive+0.0%Space Industry Sales Development Representative-7.5%

Common previous roles

Space Industry Test Technician-14.1%Space Industry Sales Development Representative-8.1%Manufacturing Operations Manager, Space Industry+54.7%Space Industry Account Executive+0.0%Director of Sales, Space Industry+57.3%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)9,185

Posting growth+2.3%

Median days to fill26 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)73,853

Projected growth10.2%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness15%

Automation exposure40%

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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