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Aerospace & Space roles U.S. employers hire international talent for

Propulsion, GNC, spacecraft and hypersonics (commercial, non-export-controlled roles). Each profile describes the work, what employers screen for, and how a career like it maps to the O-1. These are role profiles, not job openings.

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Aerospace & Space listings

Each listing is modeled on a real U.S. posting; the employer is not named. Apply through O1DMatch to be matched with employers hiring for this kind of role.

Staff Spacecraft Responsible Engineer, Interplanetary Science MissionLaunch-vehicle company running a privately funded planetary science program, Los Angeles areaLong Beach, CA (Los Angeles) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (senior candidates)Added week of Nov 9, 2026Senior Mission Design and Navigation Engineer, Interplanetary MissionsOrbital launch vehicle company with an interplanetary science program, Los Angeles areaLong Beach, CA (Los Angeles) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (senior candidates)Added week of Nov 9, 2026Senior Mechanisms Systems Engineer, Thrust Vector ControlCommercial launch-vehicle developer building a reusable orbital rocket, Los Angeles areaLong Beach, CA (Los Angeles) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (senior candidates)Added week of Nov 9, 2026Senior Fluid Systems Engineer, Launch Vehicle StageCommercial launch-vehicle developer building a reusable orbital rocket, Los Angeles areaLong Beach, CA (Los Angeles) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (senior candidates)Added week of Nov 9, 2026Entry-Level GNC Simulation Engineer, 6DOF Launch Vehicle SimulationOrbital launch vehicle company building a reusable rocket, Los Angeles areaLong Beach, CA (Los Angeles) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fitAdded week of Nov 9, 2026Entry-Level GNC Performance Engineer, Trajectory and Vehicle AnalysisOrbital launch vehicle company building a reusable rocket, Los Angeles areaLong Beach, CA (Los Angeles) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fitAdded week of Nov 9, 2026Senior Propulsion Test Responsible Engineer, Integrated Engine TestLaunch-vehicle company building medium-lift orbital rockets and its own engines, Los Angeles areaLong Beach, CA (Los Angeles) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (senior candidates)Added week of Nov 9, 2026Propulsion Responsible Engineer II, Combustion DevicesCommercial launch-vehicle developer building a reusable orbital rocket, Los Angeles areaLong Beach, CA (Los Angeles) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fitAdded week of Nov 9, 2026Propulsion Manufacturing Engineer II, Combustion DevicesLaunch-vehicle company building medium-lift orbital rockets and its own engines, Los Angeles areaLong Beach, CA (Los Angeles) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fitAdded week of Nov 9, 2026Propulsion Integration and Test Engineer II, First ShiftLaunch-vehicle company building medium-lift orbital rockets and its own engines, Los Angeles areaLong Beach, CA (Los Angeles) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fitAdded week of Nov 9, 2026Propulsion Design Engineer I, Integrated Engine DesignCommercial launch-vehicle developer building a reusable orbital rocket, Los Angeles areaLong Beach, CA (Los Angeles) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (early-career, strong record)Added week of Nov 9, 2026

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Rocket Propulsion Engineer (Liquid / Hypersonic)

Design and hot-fire the engines: combustion chambers, turbopumps, injectors and cooling for commercial launch and high-speed…

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Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer

Write the algorithms that fly the vehicle: flight control, estimation, trajectory optimization and autonomous…

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Spacecraft Systems Engineer

Own a satellite end to end: power, thermal, structures, RF links, integration and…

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Hypersonics Aerodynamicist

Model flow at Mach 5 and beyond: shocks, boundary-layer transition, ablation and scramjet…

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