Space Systems Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-28, Skillenai has indexed 43 job postings with the title “Space Systems Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is systems engineering, with demand up 40% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+How many Space Systems Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 43 job postings with the title “Space Systems Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand up 40% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Space Systems Engineer jobs require?
Across Space Systems Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, the skills mentioned most often are systems engineering, Python, Risk Management, MATLAB, Agile.
+Which cities are hiring the most Space Systems Engineer?
As of 2026-09-28, Space Systems Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in El Segundo, Chantilly, Lexington, Scottsdale, Berlin.
+Is Space Systems Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 43 Space Systems Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand up 40% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Space Systems Engineer postings is systems engineering, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Space Systems Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Space Systems Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| systems engineering | 34 | 79.1% |
| Python | 12 | 27.9% |
| Risk Management | 9 | 20.9% |
| MATLAB | 7 | 16.3% |
| Agile | 5 | 11.6% |
| optimization | 4 | 9.3% |
| Requirements development | 4 | 9.3% |
| Mission Assurance | 4 | 9.3% |
| validation | 4 | 9.3% |
| space vehicle systems | 4 | 9.3% |
| trade studies | 4 | 9.3% |
| Hardware/software integration | 3 | 7.0% |
| vibration testing | 3 | 7.0% |
| Linux | 3 | 7.0% |
| Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) | 3 | 7.0% |
Top metros hiring Space Systems Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| El Segundo | 9 | 20.9% |
| Chantilly | 6 | 14.0% |
| Lexington | 4 | 9.3% |
| Scottsdale | 4 | 9.3% |
| Berlin | 2 | 4.7% |
| Laurel | 2 | 4.7% |
| Springfield | 2 | 4.7% |
| Albuquerque | 1 | 2.3% |
| Colorado Springs | 1 | 2.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, matching postings whose canonical role is “Space Systems Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Space Systems Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-28
- window_days
- 90
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