Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) Careers

Find Your Place In Space Panel Discussion

Find Your Place in Space? Join the race to space in the exciting field of commercial space transportation! As an aerospace engineer, environmental protection specialist program manager, or management and program analyst, you will work in the exciting and innovative transportation sector and work on the latest developments for space flight, including private human space flight and space tourism. We are accepting resumes from applicants seeking challenging career opportunities.

AST focuses on aerospace applications to support its safety responsibilities through the licensing and regulating of commercial space launches and reentries, and the operation of launch and reentry sites.

Employees selected for these positions will:

  • Work in a unique high-performance organization to analyze and conduct safety evaluations of proposed space transportation activities. These activities involve the launch or reentry of expendable and reusable launch vehicles and operation of non-federal launch and reentry sites.
  • Assess the safety of a wide variety of leading-edge technologies and systems including reusable launch vehicles and expendable launch vehicles.
  • Perform safety inspections of commercial launch and launch site operations to ensure compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.
  • Work with industry and other federal agencies to promote and create policies to facilitate commercial space transportation.
  • Perform challenging and rewarding work on the development of public safety standards and requirements addressing new reusable and expendable launch vehicle concepts and operations, and emerging space sectors including space tourism.

Commercial Space Transportation vacancies:

If you are a U.S. citizen and have education, training, or experience in one or more of these skill sets, consider AST. 

AST offers:

  • interaction with leading "space" organizations (i.e., federal agencies, associations, and private firms);
  • a dual-purpose mission committed to both safety and entrepreneurial development of the industry;
  • a front row seat in an evolving industry with new technologies and new companies.

Most positions are in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. However, other duty locations include Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida; Houston, Texas; Vandenberg Space Force Base and Los Angeles, California.
To request additional information or submit your resume, please send an email.

Commercial Space Transportation Skill Sets

Education, training or experience in one or more of these skill sets is necessary.

Last updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2024