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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
55
open professional roles
63
opened in the last 90 days
63 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 (34), Sales (16), Human Resources (3), Legal (3), Finance (1). By level: senior ic (26), manager (10), mid level (8), director (7), entry level (7).
Where: McLean, VA, US (11), Chandler, AZ, US (8), McLean, VA (7), Chandler, AZ (3), Huntsville, AL, US (3), McLean, VA - Chandler, AZ (3), McLean, VA - Tempe, AZ (3), McLean, VA, US | Redwood City, CA, US (3).
Main hubs: McLean, VA (7), Chandler, AZ (3). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where McLean, VA ranks
Where McLean, VA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Mid-Atlantic79 / 100 · of 37
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Southeast78 / 100 · of 33
- #1Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Southeast91 / 100 · of 33
- #2Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Southeast17% · of 87
- #2Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Mid-Atlantic89 / 100 · of 37
- #3Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Southeast10% · of 77
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Iridium Communications in the industry job lists
Where Iridium Communications places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #7Employers with the most open telecom jobs46 open · of 25
Iridium Communications hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Iridium Communications's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 74 professional roles in that time.
- 8 of Iridium Communications's 56 open roles (14%) are entry-level or early-career; 1 of them say people without experience are welcome.
- 1 open roles (2%) ask for a specific AI skill.
- Of the 46 open roles that state where the work happens, 2 remote, 44 hybrid.
- Among open roles, 15 require a security clearance.
- 19% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 23% for Telecommunications employers.
- 8 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 15 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Iridium Communications ranks #27 of 79 Telecommunications employers we track.
What Iridium Communications asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- agile 17
- linux 12
- excel 11
- python 11
- aws 10
- jira 8
- confluence 7
- forecasting 7
- procurement 7
- audit 6
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
| Measure | Iridium Communications | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 56 | 28 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 19% | 23% |
| Roles that are remote | 3% | 0% |
Median across 77 Telecommunications employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
Similar employers hiring
Open roles
- Systems Engineer IIIReston, VA, US | Chandler, AZ, US
- Associate Director, Information Systems SecurityMcLean, VA, US
- Accountant IITempe, AZ, US
- Senior Manager, Government Solutions & OperationsMcLean, VA, US | Chandler, AZ, US
- Director, North America SalesMcLean, VA, US
- Director of Enterprise Architecture and ApplicationsTempe, AZ, US | McLean, VA, US
- Director, Business Development (Cyber Security & PAM Ecosystem)McLean, VA, US | Redwood City, CA, US
- Director, System Engineering, Integration and Test (SEIT)Reston, VA, US | Chandler, AZ, US
- Test Engineer IIIMcLean, VA, US
- Principal Security Design EngineerMcLean, VA, US | Redwood City, CA, US
What Iridium Communications pays
Across 12 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 19% of its roles post a salary range.
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is Iridium Communications hiring?
- Iridium Communications has 55 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 63 opened in the last 90 days and 63 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Iridium Communications pay?
- Across 12 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 56 open roles (14%) 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 46 open roles that state where the work happens, 2 remote, 44 hybrid.
- What skills does Iridium Communications ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are agile (17), linux (12), excel (11), python (11), aws (10), jira (8).
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