Cleared jobs in Washington.
419 active postings that name a security clearance or Public Trust requirement. Blue Origin is hiring the most of them, and Seattle area holds the largest share of the work. Rebuilt daily from GovCon career pages.
Employers with indexed openings in Washington include Blue Origin, Karman Space & Defense, and Amazon. Compare the individual postings for duties and security requirements. Read the market context.
Who’s hiring
Where the work is
- Seattle area224
Clearance mix
- Secret209
- Top Secret82
- TS/SCI60
- Public Trust40
- TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly15
- TS/SCI + CI Poly12
- Confidential1
Open cleared jobs in Washington
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)
Posted 15 days agoStriveworks — Tacoma, Washington, United StatesSecretSenior Data Scientist (Active Secret Clearance)
Posted 15 days agoStriveworks — Tacoma, Washington, United StatesSecretO&RE Systems Engineer - Puget
General Dynamics Electric Boat — Bremerton, WASecretBuyer Senior
General Dynamics Electric Boat — Silverdale, WASecretELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Posted 24 days agoMIKEL Inc — Keyport, WASecretMECHANICAL ENGINEER
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Posted 23 days agoMIKEL Inc — Keyport, WASecretSYSTEMS ENGINEER
Posted 23 days agoMIKEL Inc — Keyport, WASecretASOTC INSTRUCTOR (Contingent)
Posted 7 months agoAthenix Solutions Group — Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WASecretCompliance Review Attorney
Posted 9 days agoKaiva Corp — Seattle, WAPublic TrustA&E Handling/Storage,Transportation Lead
Posted 23 days agoLumbee Tribe Holdings — Bangor, WASecretCompliance Review Attorney
Posted 2 days agoRavenTek — Seattle, WAPublic TrustPrincipal Spacecraft Systems Engineer - Blue Ring (TS/SCI Required)
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle AreaTS/SCISubcontract Administrator II or III (Fixed Term)
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle AreaSecretSenior Manager, Blue Ring Structures & Analysis
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle Area; Huntsville, AL; Denver, CO; Los Angeles, CA; Reston, VATS/SCISenior Technical Program Manager - National Security (Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information Clearance Required)
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle Area; Denver, COTS/SCISr. Program Planner – Blue Ring (Top Secret Clearance Preferred)
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle Area; Denver, COTop SecretPrincipal Electrical Power Subsystem Architect
Blue Origin — Denver, CO; Space Coast, FL; Huntsville, AL; Greater Seattle Area; Los Angeles, CA; Reston, VATop SecretSr. Manager, National Security Sales
Blue Origin — Arlington, VA; Space Coast, FL; Denver, CO; Greater Seattle Area; Los Angeles, CA; Reston, VATS/SCI + Full Scope PolyPrincipal Deep Space RF Communications Architect
Blue Origin — Denver, CO; Space Coast, FL; Huntsville, AL; Greater Seattle Area; Los Angeles, CA; Reston, VATop SecretChief Engineer, Space Vehicle Autonomy
Blue Origin — Denver, CO; Huntsville, AL; Greater Seattle Area; Los Angeles, CA; Reston, VATop SecretPayload Accommodation Engineer III
Blue Origin — Reston, VA; Greater Seattle Area; Denver, COTS/SCISenior Supply Chain Program Manager - Blue National Security
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle Area; Denver, COSecretMechanical Systems Engineer III
Blue Origin — Denver, CO; Space Coast, FL; Huntsville, AL; Greater Seattle Area; Los Angeles, CA; Reston, VATop SecretSpace Vehicle Verification and Validation Lead - Blue Ring
Blue Origin — Denver, CO; Space Coast, FL; Greater Seattle Area; Los Angeles, CA; Reston, VATop SecretSenior Technical Program Manager - Constellations
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle Area; Denver, COTop SecretSr. Software I&T Manager
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle Area; Huntsville, ALTop SecretAvionics Mechanical Design & Analysis Engineer III - (TS Clearance required)
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle Area; Denver, COTop SecretManager, Future Concepts & Capabilities – Systems Engineering
Blue Origin — Denver, CO; Space Coast, FL; Huntsville, AL; Greater Seattle Area; Los Angeles, CA; Reston, VATS/SCISenior Estimator (Top Secret/SCI)
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle Area; Huntsville, AL; Denver, COTop SecretPayload Operations Engineer III (TS/SCI Required)
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle AreaTS/SCIPrincipal Space Vehicle Autonomy Architect
Blue Origin — Denver, CO; Space Coast, FL; Huntsville, AL; Greater Seattle Area; Los Angeles, CA; Reston, VATS/SCIAerospace Systems Engineer II - Fault Management & System Autonomy - Blue Ring (TS/SCI Required)
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle Area; Denver, COTS/SCIAerospace Systems Engineer III - Fault Management & System Autonomy - Blue Ring
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle Area; Space Coast, FL; Huntsville, AL; Denver, CO; Los Angeles, CA; Reston, VATS/SCIMechanical Engineer III - Blue Ring Configuration Design (TS/SCI Required)
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle AreaTop SecretSenior Cyber Systems Engineer - Blue Ring (Top Secret Clearance Required)
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle AreaTop SecretSpacecraft Data Systems Engineer - Blue Ring
Blue Origin — Reston, VA; Huntsville, AL; Denver, CO; Greater Seattle Area; Los Angeles, CATS/SCI + CI PolySenior Loads & Dynamics Engineer - Blue Ring
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle Area; Huntsville, AL; Denver, CO; Los Angeles, CA; Longmont, CO; Reston, VATS/SCISr. Systems Engineer - Fault Management & System Autonomy (TS/SCI Required)
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle AreaTS/SCI + CI PolyFlight Software Engineer III - Blue National Security (TS/SCI required)
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle AreaTS/SCIPrincipal Payload Systems Engineer (TS/SCI Required)
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle Area; Denver, CO; Reston, VATS/SCIRF Systems Engineer III
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle Area; Huntsville, AL; Denver, CO; Space Coast, FL; Los Angeles, CA; Longmont, CO; Reston, VATop SecretPrincipal Space RF Communications Architect
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle Area; Denver, CO; Los Angeles, CA; Reston, VATop SecretSenior Ground Software Engineer - Blue Ring (TS/SCI Required)
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle Area; Denver, COTop SecretSystems Engineer III (RF / Microwave Systems)
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle Area; Huntsville, AL; Denver, CO; Los Angeles, CA; Reston, VATS/SCITechnician - Structures Sr A shift.
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle AreaTop SecretAerospace Systems Engineer III - Blue Ring Space Vehicle Requirements & Verification Architect
Blue Origin — Denver, CO; Space Coast, FL; Greater Seattle Area; Los Angeles, CA; Reston, VATS/SCISenior Ground Systems Engineer - Blue Ring (TS/SCI Required)
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle AreaTS/SCIAvionics Systems Engineer
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle AreaTop SecretMechanical Design Engineer III – Blue Ring
Blue Origin — Greater Seattle AreaTop Secret
Washington's defense market and your job search
Defense spending in Washington
The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation reports approximately $16.4 billion in defense spending in Washington for fiscal year 2024, including $8.1 billion in contract obligations. Total spending includes contracts, grants and personnel payroll. This historical spending measure provides economic context; it does not measure current vacancies or the number of jobs requiring a clearance.
Sources: OLDCC Defense Spending by State, FY 2024, summary table
Roles in this hiring snapshot
Examples from the postings shown here include Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance), Senior Data Scientist (Active Secret Clearance), and O&RE Systems Engineer - Puget. These are a sample of the indexed openings. Compare each employer's description for the worksite, required experience, clearance eligibility and any polygraph requirement.
Sources: Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance); Senior Data Scientist (Active Secret Clearance); O&RE Systems Engineer - Puget
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Cleared work in Washington, answered
- Which security requirements appear in cleared jobs in Washington?
- Secret is the most common requirement, on 209 of the 419 active cleared postings we track in Washington. The full mix runs Secret (209), Top Secret (82), TS/SCI (60), Public Trust (40), TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly (15), TS/SCI + CI Poly (12), Confidential (1).
- Which employers are hiring cleared talent in Washington?
- Blue Origin (73 open), Karman Space & Defense (49 open), Amazon (38 open), Leidos (31 open), Anduril Industries (25 open). These come straight from each employer's own careers site, so the counts move daily.
- Where in Washington is cleared work concentrated?
- Seattle area (224). Postings without a resolvable metro are counted in the state total but not broken out here.
- How often is this list of cleared jobs in Washington updated?
- ClearMatch rebuilds this directory daily from GovCon career pages. It includes postings with security clearance or Public Trust requirements. Public Trust is a background investigation, not a security clearance. The update date below identifies the current snapshot.
Updated October 8, 2026