Companies in the aerospace industry look to design, manufacture, and operate aircraft in the atmosphere of Earth as well as spacecraft in the space surrounding our planet. For those looking to work in the industry, keep an eye on these 11 cutting-edge aerospace companies from across the country.
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) is a space-transportation startup company. It designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. It is developing the partially reusable launch vehicles Falcon 1 and Falcon 9. The company’s goals are to improve the cost and reliability of access to space by a factor of ten.
SpaceX is Hiring! Check out jobs here.
Bell has been re-imagining the experience of flight for more than 80 years. It was the first aerospace company to break the sound barrier and to certify a commercial helicopter, and was a part of NASA’s first lunar mission. Today, the company is defining the future of on-demand mobility.
“The company is big enough to provide job security, yet small enough to be agile.”
– Bell employee
Bell employees rated their overall company culture an A.
Bell is Hiring! Check out jobs here.
Location: Chicago, IL
Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems. Boeing products and tailored services include commercial and military aircraft, satellites, weapons, electronic and defense systems, launch systems, advanced information and communication systems, and performance-based logistics and training.
Boeing is Hiring! Check out jobs here.
Location: Falls Church, VA
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide.
Northrop Grumman is hiring! Check out jobs here.
Location: Monrovia, CA
AeroVironment designs, develops, produces and supports a portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems, supplied to organizations within the United States Department of Defense, charging systems for electric vehicle batteries and power cycling and test systems supplied to commercial and government customers.
AeroVironment is hiring! Check out jobs here.
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Relativity is disrupting 60 years of aerospace manufacturing by creating an entirely new process to build and fly rockets. Led by co-founders Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone, the company has created the world’s largest metal 3D printer to 3D print their own rockets and launch satellites into space. Relativity’s process cuts rocket part count by 100x and enables rockets to be built in days instead of years.
Relativity is hiring! Check out jobs here.
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Rocket Lab delivers a range of complete rocket systems and technologies for fast and low-cost payload deployment. Its orbital launch vehicle Electron is poised to change the space industry by providing dedicated low-cost, high-frequency launches for the emerging small satellite market.
Rocket Lab is hiring! Check out jobs here.
Location: El Segundo, CA
As the government’s preeminent space innovation partner, Aerospace brings technical expertise to advance the nation’s missions in space. The company’s technical experts span every discipline of space-related science and engineering by working across the entire space domain.
The Aerospace Corporation is hiring! Check out jobs here.
Location: Austin, TX
Slingshot builds the next generation of satellite, aerial, and drone signal processing AI and analytics capabilities. It is a cutting-edge leader in providing the next generation of signal processing AI. Their solutions and geospatial insights allow customers worldwide to make valuable decisions utilizing Earth Observation data, the world’s largest untapped data source, and other ancillary data sources.
Slingshot is hiring! Check out jobs here.
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Wright Electric Airplanes is a component manufacturer specializing in actuators, aircraft controls, valves, and surface treatment services. Wright is building commercial electric airplanes for lower prices, higher safety, and zero emissions. Think Chevy Volt with wings. The first product is a hybrid-electric 9-seat “puddle jumper” optimized for <300-mile flights like Boston-Nantucket.
Wright Electric is hiring! Check out jobs here.
Location: Bethesda, MD
Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security company engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems and products. It also provides a range of management, engineering, technical, scientific, logistic, and information services.
Lockheed Martin is hiring! Check out jobs here.
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