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> No, you can't work remotely. You (even programmers!) have to touch the things we build in order to build them and nobody has an ISO certified clean room in their house.

What part of the country are you in?

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This. If you're not in or near a major urban center you're going to have to really be attractive to pull people in to work there.

And if you are near a major urban center pay needs to reflect the HCOL environment or the unpaid commute time.

a lot of these fed or sec clearance type jobs in VA/Maryland area.

They talked about manufacturing satellites, some of this aerospace stuff is in Alabama because a senator back in the 60s got some space contracts for the Huntsville area - good luck finding people who want to move to AL. Not saying that the poster is necessarily in AL, but if they are then that could be a reason they're not finding people.

Some people say that when you leave Huntsville you enter Alabama.

Granted, it is still a red state.

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