Hot Aerospace startups hiring

First on the list in November 2026: Stoke Space, Quindar and K2 Space.

Latest to raise: Fortastra, which raised $30M Series A in October 2026. Updated November 11, 2026, using Saywise's data on startup funding and open roles. See how we rank them.

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The top 25, November 2026

1
Stoke Space
We're on a mission - starting with 100% reusable rockets.
Raised $1B Series E in September 2026
11 new roles in 30 days
YC W21
Investors: Y Combinator, Point72 Ventures, Spark Capital
61open roles$58k – $393k a year
2
Quindar
Satellite Mission Management as a Service | streamline & automate design, test, and operations for constellations
Raised $25M Series A in August 2026
11 new roles in 30 days
YC S22
Investors: Y Combinator
37open roles$80k – $275k a year
3
K2 Space
Building high powered satellites for a mass abundant future.
Raised $500M Series D in July 2026
31 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Kleiner Perkins
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, ICONIQ
230open roles$65k – $295k a year

4
Beyond Reach Labs
Raised $10M Seed in July 2026
10 new roles in 30 days
YC W26
Investors: Y Combinator, Interlagos
18 open roles$100k – $190k a year
5
Astranis
We build the world's most advanced satellites for high orbits.
Raised a Debt round in September 2026
50 new roles in 30 days
YC W16
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, ACE & Company, ACE Early Stage Partners
369 open roles$70k – $285k a year
6
CesiumAstro
Connect.
Raised a Debt round in September 2026
61 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Kleiner Perkins
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Airbus Ventures, Franklin Templeton Blackhorse Fund, Franklin Templeton Venture Fund
191 open roles$12k – $371k a year
7
Muon Space
Constellations for a safe and resilient world
Raised $250M Series C in August 2026
25 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Eclipse Capital
143 open roles$101k – $307k a year
8
Varda Space Industries
Expanding the economic bounds of humankind.
Raised $251M Series D in September 2026
45 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Lux Capital, Natural Capital, Shrug Capital
123 open roles$90k – $317k a year
9
Starcloud
Data Centers in Space
Raised a Series A round in August 2026
12 new roles in 30 days
YC S24
Investors: Y Combinator, Manhattan West
13 open roles$100k – $250k a year
10
Turion Space
Turion Space is building the infrastructure to secure and sustain the future of space.
Raised $75M Series B in April 2026
18 new roles in 30 days
YC S21
Investors: Y Combinator, Washington Harbour Partners
30 open roles$70k – $300k a year
11
Nominal
Technology partner to the world's fastest hardware teams.
Raised $80M Series B in March 2026
13 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Sequoia Capital
Investors: Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund
23 open roles$70k – $325k a year
12
Hermeus
Building the world's fastest aircraft.
Raised $200M Series C in April 2026
9 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Khosla Ventures
Investors: Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Bling Capital, Canaan Partners
78 open roles$90k – $253k a year
13
Skydio
Skydio is the leading U.S.
Raised $110M Series F in April 2026
65 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, Axon, Hercules Capital
169 open roles$60k – $348k a year
14
BLUE ORIGIN
Blue Origin manufactures and operates rocket engines, reusable launch vehicles, lunar landers, and satellite systems.
Raised a round in September 2026
633 new roles in 30 days
785 open roles$65k – $520k a year
15
Hadrian
Manufacturing The Future
Raised a Debt round in August 2026
75 new roles in 30 days
Investors: 137 Ventures, Baillie Gifford, JPMorganChase's Strategic Investment Group, Valor Equity Partners
146 open roles$70k – $415k a year
16
Observable Space
Observable Space is an LA-based space startup building the infrastructure to enable satellites and spacecraft to see, navigate and communicate.
Raised $90M Series A in May 2026
8 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Detroit Venture Partners, Island Green Capital, Lux Capital, RTX Ventures
29 open roles$65k – $250k a year
17
Fortastra
Strength Among the Stars
Raised $30M Series A in October 2026
2 new roles in 30 days
Investors: First In
16 open roles$82k – $345k a year
18
Atom Computing
We're building scalable quantum computers with arrays of optically-trapped neutral atoms
Raised $100M Series C in June 2026
13 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Innovation Endeavors, Prelude Ventures, Prime Movers Lab, Third Point Ventures
40 open roles$75k – $350k a year
19
Sierra Space
Defending Today.
Raised $550M Series C in March 2026
79 new roles in 30 days
Investors: LuminArx Capital Management
193 open roles$61k – $347k a year
20
Vast
Building next-generation space infrastructure
Raised $300M Series A in March 2026
47 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Balerion Space Ventures
192 open roles$67k – $275k a year
21
Cowboy Space Corporation
renewable energy company
Raised a Series B round in May 2026
20 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Index Ventures
Investors: Index Ventures
66 open roles$74k – $340k a year
22
Northwood Space
Raised a Series B round in January 2026
36 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Washington Harbour Partners
65 open roles$80k – $265k a year
23
Xona Space Systems
Next-era navigational intelligence that brings real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth.
Raised $170M Series C in March 2026
21 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Mohari Ventures Natural Capital
47 open roles$70k – $350k a year
24
Array Labs
Developing advanced space based radar
Raised $21M Series B in July 2026
2 new roles in 30 days
YC S22
Investors: Y Combinator, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
48 open roles$120k – $300k a year
25
Gravitics, Inc
Build The Sky
Raised a round in September 2026
8 new roles in 30 days
18 open roles$70k – $275k a year

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