Iridium Communications: jobs, salaries and hiring

Hiring now

• 51

  open professional roles

• 59

  opened in the last 90 days

  59 in the last 12 months

• 3%

  of roles are remote

• 6

  states hiring

  Virginia, Arizona, California, Alabama, North Dakota, Colorado

What it hires for: Engineering (32), Sales (14), Human Resources (3), Legal (3), Finance (1). By level: senior ic (25), mid level (8), manager (8), director (7), entry level (6).

Where: McLean, VA, US (11), Chandler, AZ, US (8), McLean, VA (5), Huntsville, AL, US (3), McLean, VA - Tempe, AZ (3), McLean, VA, US | Redwood City, CA, US (3), Tempe, AZ, US (3), Tempe, AZ, US | McLean, VA, US (3).

Iridium Communications hiring at a glance

• We have tracked Iridium Communications's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 59 professional roles in that time.
• 8 of Iridium Communications's 51 open roles (16%) are entry-level or early-career; 1 of them say people without experience are welcome.
• Of the 39 open roles that state where the work happens, 2 remote, 37 hybrid.
• Among open roles, 12 require a security clearance.
• 17% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 25% for Telecommunications employers.
• 45 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 2 days ago.
• By open professional roles, Iridium Communications ranks #17 of 54 Telecommunications employers we track.

What Iridium Communications asks for

AI certifications named: AWS Certified AI Practitioner (1).

Entry-level roles, in the employer’s words

Phrases from open postings that say people without experience are welcome or that training is provided.

• “0 - 2 years of relevant experience in the software engineering industry”Software Engineer I

How Iridium Communications compares with Telecommunications employers

Median across 47 Telecommunications employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.

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Open roles

• Senior Government Sales EngineerMcLean, VA - Chandler, AZ · $108k–$140k
• Senior Government Sales EngineerMcLean, VA - Chandler, AZ · $108k–$140k
• Embedded Software Engineer IIIMcLean, VA, US
• IT Security (Cloud) Analyst IIIChandler, AZ, US
• Test Engineer IIChandler, AZ, US
• Network Engineer IIChandler, AZ, US
• Senior Systems Engineer, On-Orbit Test CoordinatorHuntsville, AL, US
• Senior Software EngineerLongmont, CO, US | McLean, VA, US | Tempe, AZ, US
• Senior Product Manager (Cyber, PAM and IAM)McLean, VA, US | Redwood City, CA, US
• Senior Program Finance AnalystMcLean, VA, US

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What Iridium Communications pays

Across 10 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 17% of its roles post a salary range.

Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.

Common questions

Is Iridium Communications hiring?

Iridium Communications has 51 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 59 opened in the last 90 days and 59 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.

How well does Iridium Communications pay?

Across 10 postings with a posted salary range, Iridium Communications's pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.

Does Iridium Communications hire entry-level candidates?

Yes. 8 of Iridium Communications's 51 open roles (16%) are entry-level or early-career; 1 of them say people without experience are welcome. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.

Does Iridium Communications offer remote or hybrid jobs?

Of the 39 open roles that state where the work happens, 2 remote, 37 hybrid.

What skills does Iridium Communications ask for?

Across its open roles the skills named most often are agile (16), linux (12), aws (10), python (10), excel (8), jira (7).