Private Industry - Space Systems Manufacturing

Aerospace companies that develop space systems work on a variety of products that include earth orbit satellites (used for telecommunications, weather, surveillance, reconnaissance and navigation), interplanetary (exploration) spacecraft, expendable launch vehicles, human-rated launch vehicles and piloted spacecraft.

Space Systems Manufacturers

• ATK (US)
• Boeing (US)
• European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS)
• Lockheed Martin (US)
• Northrop Grumman (US)
• Orbital Sciences Corp. (US)
• Raytheon (US)
• Honeywell (US)
• Scaled Composites (US)
• Space Exploration Technologies -- Space X (US)
  
  Note: The aerospace companies listed above are predominately prime contractors. Hundreds of companies working in and with aerospace industry as sub-contractors and systems designers offer engineers even more employment options. The Mapping Your Career section of this module includes links to online job sites with listings from a wide variety of aerospace companies.