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# Launch Systems Engineer at Aero

Compensation

$117,300 – $226,900/yr

**Setup**
: Hybrid

**Location**
: El Segundo, California

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: May 28, 2026

## Description

The Aerospace Corporation is hiring a Launch Systems Engineer, Project Engineer/Senior Project Engineer – Systems and Mission Assurance Engineering, to support the National Reconnaissance Office’s Office of Space Launch. The role monitors active launch systems, develops new launch systems, assesses technical risks, investigates anomalies, supports mission readiness and certification, and provides recommendations to OSL leadership. It is a full-time position based in El Segundo, California, requiring a STEM degree, 6–10 years of launch or space vehicle experience depending on the level, 20% travel, and a TS/SSBI clearance with SCI and polygraph eligibility. The annual pay range is $117,300 to $226,900, with health care, paid time off, retirement matching, flexible work options, and other benefits.

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