Samara Aerospace

For producers of satellites with sensitive optical payloads that struggle to quickly and efficiently launch large constellations, we provide rapidly deployable, scalable satellite buses with next-generation pointing control and stability.

SeedSan Francisco, CA, USA10 people

7 open roles

$83k–$125kApply
Software Engineering · San Francisco

Engineering job in San Francisco

$135kApply
$140kApply
Electrical Engineering · San Francisco

Engineering job in San Francisco

$130kApply
Electrical Engineering · San Francisco

Engineering job in San Francisco

$150kApply
Mechanical Engineering · San Francisco

Engineering job in San Francisco

$130kApply

Roles are read from Samara Aerospace’s Greenhouse every hour and disappear here as soon as they close there.

Data insights

Samara Aerospace hiring insights

Counted from every role read from its board, compared with every startup listed on firsthires.live.

Key findings

  • Samara Aerospace has the 894th most open roles of 2,145 startups hiring on firsthires.live.
  • 7 open roles is 0.9× the average Seed startup here (7.7).
  • 100% of openings are in Engineering.
  • Most roles are mid level (43%). 1 role suit graduates or interns.
  • With a team of about 10, these openings would grow headcount by up to 70%.
  • Median posted pay of $135k is 10% below the Seed startup median ($150k).
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  • Engineering pay here (median $135k) is 28% below the market median for Engineering ($188k).
  • 100% of its roles post pay, against 39% across all listed startups.
  • 0% of its roles are fully remote (market: 21%).
  • 100% of postings mention equity.
  • 5 postings say they don’t sponsor visas.
  • 7 roles added in the last 30 days; 0 closed in the last 90.
  • A typical open listing here is 6 months old, against 58 days across the site.

Hiring momentum

Momentum score50out of 100Too little data

50 is flat. Blends the 4-week change, the 12-week trend and net roles added.

Added, last 4 weeks
00%
vs 0 in the 4 weeks before
Added last week
00%
Week before: 0
Weekly trend
+0.00
Roles/week, per week · R² 0.00
Net roles, 4 weeks
+0
0 added − 0 closed
Forecast this week
0
Holt exponential smoothing
Average week
0.0
σ 0.0 · CV —
4-week refresh rate
0%
New roles ÷ open roles
4-week churn
0%
Closed roles ÷ open roles
Median time listed
>90 days
0% close within 30 days
Roles added and closed per weekAddedClosed4-week avg
Week of 3 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 10 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 17 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 24 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 31 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 7 Sept: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 14 Sept: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 21 Sept: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 28 Sept: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 5 Oct: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 12 Oct: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 19 Oct: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 26 Oct (so far): 7 added, 0 closed, net +7
Week of 3 AugThis week (so far)

Momentum, explained

  • Samara Aerospace hasn’t added enough roles in the last few months to read a trend yet.

Hiring history

Roles ever listed here
7
Roles added in 30 days
7
Roles added in 90 days
7
Roles closed in 90 days
0
Tracked since
Oct 2026
Rank by open roles
#894
of 2,145 hiring startups
Openings per current employee
0.70

Volume and freshness

Open roles
7
Listed in the last 7 days
0
0% of open roles
Listed in the last 30 days
0
0% of open roles
Typical listing age
6 months
Oldest: 11 months

Pay

Median posted pay
$135k
Annual USD, range midpoint
Middle half of pay
$130k–$145k
25th to 75th percentile
Roles that post pay
100%
7 of 7
Mention equity
100%

Work, level and access

Fully remote
0%
Say they sponsor visas
0
5 say they don’t
Graduate and intern roles
1
Median experience asked
3 yrs
1 ask a year or less

Breakdowns

Roles added per month7 roles
MayJunJulAugSeptOct
By the month firsthires.live first saw each role.
Roles by team
  1. 1Engineering7100%
Roles by level
  1. 1Mid level343%
  2. 2Senior343%
  3. 3Graduate / entry114%
Where the work happens
  1. 1Not stated7100%
Top cities named
  1. 1San Francisco7100%
Contract type
  1. 1Not stated7100%
Departments on the board
  1. 1Electrical Engineering229%
  2. 2Mechanical Engineering229%
  3. 3Software Engineering229%
  4. 4Systems Engineering114%
Posted pay spread (annual USD)
$83kLow$130k25th$135kMedian$145k75th$150kHigh
Samara Aerospace vs Seed startups (annual USD)Samara Aerospace median: $135k
$107kLow$107k25th$150kMedian$195k75th$195kHigh

Pay is each role’s posted range converted to annual US dollars, midpoint. See every Samara Aerospace role.