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Companies hiring Aerospace Engineers in California: 388 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
96 employers had 388 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Aerospace Engineers (occupation code 17-2011) with a worksite in California, decided through June 29, 2026; the median offered wage is $142,000 a year.
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Employers hiring Aerospace Engineers in California
| Employer | Worksite cities | Cases | Job titles | Median offered | Median prevailing | Latest decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joby Aero, Inc. | Santa Cruz, San Carlos | 42 | Senior Technical Program Manager; Flight Test Lead; Systems Senior Engineer | $168,373 | $149,802 | June 18, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Sia Enginering (USA) Inc | Los Angeles, San Francisco | 34 | Licensed Aircraft Engineer; Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer; License Aircraft Maitenance Engineer | $119,000 | $118,706 | June 13, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Wisk Aero LLC | Mountain View, Los Angeles | 22 | Staff Flight Test Engineer; Controls Engineer; Staff Controls Engineer | $166,030 | $147,160 | May 18, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Archer Aviation Operating Corp. | San Jose | 22 | Systems Test Engineer; Systems Engineer; Propulsion Systems Control Engineer | $170,000 | $165,797 | February 13, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The Boeing Company | Seal Beach, Long Beach | 16 | System Engineer - Fleet Health Monitoring; Structural Analysis Engineer (Structural Analysis); Aerodynamics Engineer (Flight Operations) | $144,934 | $144,934 | April 17, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Zipline International Inc. | South San Francisco | 16 | Systems Engineer; Systems Modeling Engineer; GNC Engineer | $149,724 | $133,370 | June 2, 2026 | dol.gov |
| LTA Research and Exploration LLC | Sunnyvale | 15 | GNC Engineer; Senior GNC Engineer; Sr. GNC Engineer | $141,205 | $151,902 | June 16, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Qantas Airways Limited | Los Angeles | 13 | Service Engineer; LAME LAX Hangar (Senior); Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer | $137,800 | $120,827 | April 7, 2026 | dol.gov |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena | 13 | Postdoc Scholar Research Associate in Mechanical & Civil Eng; Staff Scientist; Postdoctoral Scholar | $94,000 | $72,862 | April 22, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Archer Aviation Inc. | San Jose | 10 | Airframe Design & Analysis Engineer; Staff Autonomy Software Engineer; Sr. ECS Thermal Analysis Engineer | $176,897 | $176,051 | June 12, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Rohr, Inc. | Chula Vista, Riverside | 8 | Principal Engineer, Structural Engineering; Senior Manager, Procurement; Senior Engineer, Structural Engineering | $132,194 | $131,352 | February 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Wing Aviation LLC | Palo Alto, Hollister | 7 | Flight Test Specialist; Aviation Safety Analyst; Wing Program Manager | $127,546 | $127,546 | June 18, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Rocket Lab USA, Inc. | Long Beach | 6 | Senior GNC Engineer II; Director of Space Systems Operations; Solutions Architect | $171,700 | $161,595 | May 29, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Safran Cabin Inc. | Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach | 6 | Modeling & Simulation Engineer 2; Project Engineer 1; Stress Engineer 1 | $109,414 | $103,564 | December 12, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Planet Labs PBC | San Francisco | 6 | Senior Orbits R&D Engineer; Aerospace Engineer; Ground Stations Engineer | $157,550 | $135,564 | April 14, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Odys Aviation, Inc. | Long Beach | 6 | Flight Controls Engineer; Team Leader Aerodynamics; Aerodynamics Engineer | $122,500 | $108,202 | May 21, 2026 | dol.gov |
| AIBOT US Operation Inc. | Long Beach, San Bernardino | 5 | Aerospace Engineer; Aerodynamics Senior Engineer II; Aerospace Engineer | $135,000 | $127,598 | January 29, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Robinson Helicopter Company Inc. | Torrance | 5 | Design Engineer - Mechanical Systems; Aircraft Certification Engineer; System Safety Engineer | $156,000 | $144,934 | March 2, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Perennial Autonomy, LLC | Oakland, Mountain View | 5 | Perception Engineer; Flight Test Engineer; Integration and Flight Test Engineer | $185,000 | $154,702 | June 29, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Overair, Inc. | Santa Ana | 5 | Engineer, Flight Controls; Engineer, Aerodynamics; Staff Engineer, Motor Control | $126,112 | $113,298 | June 4, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. | Moffett Field, Mountain View | 4 | Research Scientist Engineer(Aerothermodynamicist/Dusty Flow); Senior Research Engineer; Materials Modeling Engineer* | $156,181 | $140,837 | March 20, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Skyryse, Inc. | El Segundo | 4 | Guidance Navigation and Control Engineer III; V&V Software Engineering Manager; Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer | $154,600 | $140,202 | June 15, 2026 | dol.gov |
| NFT, Inc. | Firebaugh, Mountain View | 4 | Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer | $166,754 | $135,678 | August 22, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Pivotal Aero, LLC | Palo Alto | 4 | Flight Test Engineer; Lead GNC Engineer; GNC Engineer | $131,000 | $122,429 | September 22, 2025 | dol.gov |
| M4 Engineering, Inc. | Long Beach | 4 | Aerospace Engineer; Aerospace Composites Engineer | $93,164 | $93,164 | May 20, 2025 | dol.gov |
| JetZero, Inc. | Long Beach | 3 | Aerospace Engineer - Flight Test; Head Of Engineering; Lead EWIS Architect | $153,600 | $144,934 | April 14, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Rockwell Collins Inc. | Riverside, San Ramon | 3 | Associate Director, Value Stream Management; Principal Engineer, Software Engineering; Engineer II, Software Engineering | $121,701 | $121,701 | May 8, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | Hawthorne | 3 | Propulsion Engineer; Propulsion Development Engineer; Propulsion Engineer II | $100,000 | $106,714 | June 2, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Ceres Robotics, Inc. | Mountain View, Oakland | 3 | Aerospace Engineer; Chief Aerospace Engineer | $208,000 | $187,782 | June 11, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Panasonic Avionics Corporation | Irvine | 3 | Analytical Engineer | $142,226 | $118,706 | July 8, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Supernal, LLC | Irvine | 3 | Systems Engineering Manager; Senior Safety Engineer; Avionics Verification Lead | $192,000 | $161,346 | November 5, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Science And Technology Corporation | Mountain View | 3 | Research Scientist/Engineer; Junior Research Scientist/Engineer | $110,800 | $110,781 | November 11, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC | Livermore | 3 | Postdoctoral Research Staff | $129,600 | $93,621 | October 16, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Skydio, Inc. | San Mateo | 2 | Flight Test Engineer; Flight Test Engineer - Wireless | $129,000 | $111,322 | April 20, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Silver Air, LLC | Burbank | 2 | Aircraft Maintenance Mechanic | $260,000 | $181,574 | December 26, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Ancra International LLC | Azusa | 2 | Sr. System Test Engineer; Sr System Test Engineer | $141,211 | $141,211 | January 14, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Crown Innovations, Inc. | Moffett Field | 2 | Human Factors Engineer; Aerospace Engineer/Research Engineer | $150,418 | $149,729 | April 23, 2026 | dol.gov |
| San Jose State University Research Foundation | Mountain View | 2 | Research Associate: Aviation & Air Traffic Management | $108,131 | $85,998 | April 23, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Loft Orbital Solutions, Inc. | San Francisco | 2 | Space Infrastructure Software Engineer; Satellite Program Manager | $134,379 | $124,540 | June 24, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Metacomp Technologies, Inc. | Westlake Village | 2 | Senior Scientist | $122,000 | $118,706 | June 20, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Pyka Inc. | Alameda, Oakland | 2 | Head of Cargo Engineering; Flight Test Software Engineer II | $159,941 | $155,626 | June 18, 2025 | dol.gov |
| GITAI USA Inc. | Torrance | 2 | VP of Program Management; Avionics Engineer | $157,500 | $116,002 | April 2, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Grid Aero, Inc. | San Leandro | 2 | Aerospace Engineer | $93,621 | $93,621 | December 19, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Elroy Air, Inc. | South San Francisco | 2 | Robotics Engineer; Lead Software Engineer, Simulation | $173,300 | $145,922 | September 9, 2024 | dol.gov |
| West Virginia University | Cupertino | 2 | Research Associate | $130,000 | $102,045 | July 5, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Trans Astronautica Corporation | Pacoima | 2 | Junior Astronautical Engineer | $95,000 | $93,829 | June 27, 2024 | dol.gov |
| LeoLabs, Inc. | Menlo Park | 2 | Manager, Astrodynamics; Astrodynamics Engineer | $149,505 | $138,964 | June 26, 2024 | dol.gov |
| University Of California, San Diego | La Jolla | 2 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee; Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | $64,877 | $64,877 | March 1, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Continuum Space Systems, Inc. | Pasadena | 2 | Technical Project Manager; Flight System Design Lead, Engineer | $140,000 | $120,827 | January 5, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Utopia Compression Corporation | Los Angeles | 2 | Research & Development Scientist | $113,500 | $93,829 | September 5, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Vimaan Robotics, Inc. | San Jose | 2 | Aerodynamics, Autonomous Navigation & Flight Controls Engr. | $147,160 | $147,160 | June 20, 2023 | dol.gov |
| H2 Clipper, Inc. | Palo Alto | 2 | Flight Sciences Engineer | $108,000 | $107,952 | May 12, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Skytron Aero LLC | El Segundo | 1 | Senior Control Laws Engineer | $230,000 | $188,302 | February 20, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Ikaros Industries Inc | El Segundo | 1 | Senior aerodynamics engineer | $188,500 | $188,302 | March 25, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Jetson, Inc | Santa Margarita | 1 | Senior Power & Propulsion Systems Engineer | $140,000 | $115,170 | April 9, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | San Jose | 1 | Lead Software (Aeronautical) Engineer | $164,320 | $164,320 | April 10, 2026 | dol.gov |
| University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley | 1 | Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | $74,281 | $74,281 | April 16, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Reflect Orbital Inc. | Hawthorne | 1 | GNC Engineer | $134,910 | $134,909 | May 11, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Safran Power Units San Diego, LLC (Formerly Microturbo APU, LLC) | San Diego | 1 | Service Engineer | $130,300 | $125,814 | June 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Merops Automation, LLC | Oakland | 1 | Perception Engineer | $190,000 | $121,701 | June 16, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Adient Aerospace LLC | Huntington Beach | 1 | Stress Engineer | $93,829 | Not listed | March 26, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | Stanford | 1 | Postdoctoral Research Affiliate | $80,000 | $74,755 | September 23, 2025 | dol.gov |
| CesiumAstro Inc. | Santa Clara | 1 | Principal GNC Engineer I | $187,782 | $187,782 | September 11, 2025 | dol.gov |
| eInfochips Inc. | Campbell | 1 | Aerospace Engineer | $187,782 | $187,782 | August 6, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Open Avenues Foundation | Huntington Beach | 1 | Aerospace Engineering Fellow | $118,706 | $118,706 | July 8, 2025 | dol.gov |
| D&p U.S.A. LLC | Garden Grove | 1 | Production Engineer | $92,000 | Not listed | April 23, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Hypercomp, Inc. | Westlake Village | 1 | Hypersonic And Propulsion Research Scientist | $148,720 | Not listed | November 4, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Rain Industries, Inc. | Alameda | 1 | Mechanical-Aerospace Engineer | $130,000 | Not listed | November 14, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Harvey Nash Inc. | Mountain View | 1 | Staff Simulation Engineer | $176,800 | $158,621 | May 28, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Metal Raptor, Inc. | San Jose | 1 | Navigation Engineer | $150,000 | $110,365 | May 28, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Nova Measuring Instruments Inc. | Fremont | 1 | Manufacturing Engineer | $110,000 | $93,621 | May 15, 2025 | dol.gov |
| MightyFly Inc. | San Leandro | 1 | Senior Aerodynamicist | $150,000 | $149,448 | December 16, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Morson International, Inc. | Mountain View | 1 | Simulation Integration Specialist | $182,749 | $182,749 | July 26, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Zenith Aerospace Inc. | Belmont | 1 | VP Engineering | $200,000 | $163,509 | May 22, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Hitachi America, Ltd. | Santa Clara | 1 | Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Researcher | $110,781 | $110,781 | April 30, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Maverick Space Systems, Inc. | San Luis Obispo | 1 | Space Systems Engineer | $96,905 | $87,360 | April 25, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Andes Ag, Inc. | Alameda | 1 | Senior Software Engineering Manager and Project Lead | $195,000 | $163,509 | April 8, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Blue Eye Soft Corp | Cupertino | 1 | SSA Applications Engineer | $145,000 | $138,299 | November 29, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Muon Space, Inc. | Mountain View | 1 | Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer | $133,370 | $110,781 | October 19, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Loft Orbital Solutions, Inc. | San Francisco | 1 | Satellite Program Manager (Aerospace Systems Engineer) | $115,000 | $103,251 | September 1, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Siller Helicopters, Inc. | Yuba City | 1 | S64 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer | $123,531 | $122,512 | August 16, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Air Spray USA Inc. | Chico | 1 | Jet Systems Manager | $113,235 | $113,235 | August 9, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Bay Area Environmental Research Institute | Moffett Field | 1 | Research Scientist | $100,000 | $85,717 | August 3, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Universities Space Research Association | Moffett Field | 1 | Aerospace Engineer, Interdisciplinary | $123,000 | $102,045 | July 24, 2023 | dol.gov |
| In Orbit Aerospace Inc. | Torrance | 1 | Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer | $100,110 | $91,125 | June 23, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Mandala Space Operating Company, LLC | Pasadena | 1 | Aerospace Engineer | $110,000 | $91,125 | June 19, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Momentus Space LLC | San Jose | 1 | Head of Configuration & System Engineering | $168,000 | $166,754 | May 30, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Berkeley | 1 | Computational Project Scientist/Engineer | $152,400 | $126,131 | May 29, 2023 | dol.gov |
| KLA Corporation | Milpitas | 1 | Applications Development Engineer | $114,938 | $114,938 | April 27, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Star Aviation, Inc. | Burbank | 1 | Director of Maintenance | $240,000 | $157,643 | April 21, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company | Cupertino | 1 | Embedded Software Test Design Engineer | $193,440 | $166,754 | April 11, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Ford Motor Company | Irvine | 1 | Sr. Aerodynamicist | $157,643 | $157,643 | March 31, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Google LLC | Mountain View | 1 | Hardware Engineer | $175,000 | $127,546 | March 6, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Hyperloop Technologies, Inc | Los Angeles | 1 | Project Engineer | $132,250 | $113,298 | January 31, 2023 | dol.gov |
| University of Illinois | Palo Alto | 1 | Postdoctoral Research Associate | $66,000 | $60,861 | January 20, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Xwing, Inc. | San Francisco | 1 | Robotics Engineer | $112,278 | $112,278 | October 17, 2022 | dol.gov |
Updated June 29, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.