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Rocket Lab USA

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Software Engineer II - MES

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Software Engineer II building Rocket Lab's in-house Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and ERP-integrated tools at the Long Beach Engine Development Center. Day to day: full-stack development across relational databases, REST APIs in a service-oriented architecture, C# back-end services, and TypeScript/Angular web front-ends, plus testing, documentation, deployments, and cross-team support.

Angular API AWS Cloud C# +7 skills

112K – 158K $

Senior Manufacturing Engineer I - TPA

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move…

Assembly CAD Corrective Action Itar Prototyping +1 skills

Harness Design Engineer II

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-time

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move…

Altium Assembly Bash CAD Can Bus +5 skills

Harness Design Engineer I

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-time

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move…

Altium Assembly Bash CAD Can Bus +5 skills

Senior Legal Counsel II

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move…

Contract Drafting Itar Program Management Regulatory Compliance Revenue Recognition

Junior Manufacturing Engineer

NewBe an early applicant On-siteAPACFull-timeJunior

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move…

Assembly Cnc ERP Itar Oscilloscope +1 skills

Senior Flight Software Engineer II

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

Rocket Lab is hiring a Senior Flight Software Engineer II at its Long Beach, CA HQ to design, code, and test spacecraft flight software on RTOS/embedded Linux, write drivers for sensors and actuators, run unit tests in CI, collaborate on hardware-in-the-loop validation, and assist on-orbit operations. Requires 8+ years embedded experience, C/C++, and U.S. citizenship.

CI/CD C++ Embedded Linux Embedded Software Embedded Systems +5 skills

175K – 272K $

Senior Flight Software Engineer I

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

Rocket Lab is hiring a Senior Flight Software Engineer in Long Beach, CA to develop embedded application software and hardware drivers for spacecraft (RTOS/embedded Linux in C/C++), write unit tests in CI, collaborate on hardware-in-the-loop validation, and help with on-orbit flight operations.

CI/CD C++ Embedded Linux Embedded Software Embedded Systems +5 skills

145K – 207K $

Propulsion Design Engineer II

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-time

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move…

Senior Manufacturing Engineer I - Avionics & Test

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move…

Corrective Action Itar Oscilloscope

Senior ERP Business Analyst I

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

On-site ERP Business Analyst at Rocket Lab's Long Beach HQ, supporting the global Infor LN ERP system for manufacturing and supply chain teams: designing and deploying ERP solutions, maintaining business process standards, and supporting the LN Cloud migration. Needs 5+ years ERP BA experience in hi-tech; SQL and aerospace exposure preferred.

Cloud ERP Itar SQL

108K – 130K $

Senior Spacecraft Propulsion Test Engineer II

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

Plans and executes hot-fire testing of liquid rocket engines and propulsion components for spacecraft, owning the test facility, equipment, and operations end to end — from test planning and instrumentation through data analysis and reporting. Core tools: National Instruments or Beckhoff PLC for DAQ/automation, plus Python for data post-processing.

Automation Itar Python

165K – 277K $

Senior Spacecraft Propulsion Test Engineer I

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior propulsion test engineer at Rocket Lab (Long Beach, CA) who plans, prepares, and executes rocket engine and propulsion component testing, owning the test facility, equipment, and operations across development, qualification, and production. Core focus: hot fire testing, instrumentation, and data acquisition using National Instruments or Beckhoff PLC, with Python for data analysis.

Automation Itar Python

135K – 208K $

Senior Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer II - Secret Clearance

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Propulsion Systems Engineer at Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA owning system- and component-level development of spacecraft propulsion and fluidic systems — modeling, requirements, design, testing, and mentoring. Needs 8+ years in propulsion, Simulink/Amesim-class modeling tools, US citizenship, and an active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility.

CAD Itar Python Requirements Gathering Risk Assessment +4 skills

165K – 277K $

Senior Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer I - Secret Clearance

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior propulsion systems engineer at Rocket Lab's Space Systems division in Long Beach, CA: owns system- and component-level development of spacecraft propulsion and fluidic systems end to end — requirements, modeling and analysis (Amesim, EcosimPro, Simulink/Simscape), testing, and leading/mentoring engineers. Requires active Secret clearance, TS/SCI eligibility, and US citizenship.

CAD Itar Python Requirements Gathering Risk Assessment +4 skills

135K – 208K $

Senior Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer II

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior propulsion systems engineer at Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA, owning system- and component-level development of spacecraft propulsion and fluid systems — leading modeling, requirements, testing, and team mentorship end to end. Core tooling spans Amesim/Simulink/Simscape, Systems Engineering V, and Python; requires 8+ years' propulsion experience and US citizenship (ITAR).

CAD Itar Python Requirements Gathering Risk Assessment +3 skills

165K – 277K $

Senior Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer I

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior propulsion systems engineer owning system- and component-level development of spacecraft propulsion and fluidic systems at Rocket Lab's Space Systems division in Long Beach, CA. Day-to-day covers performance modeling (Amesim, EcosimPro, Simulink/Simscape), requirements management, test planning and execution, and leading engineers end-to-end.

CAD Itar Python Requirements Gathering Risk Assessment +3 skills

135K – 208K $

Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer II

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeLead

Rocket Lab is hiring a Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer II in Long Beach, CA to own system- and component-level development of spacecraft propulsion and fluidic systems — performance modeling, requirements management, test execution, and technical leadership. Key tools: Simulink/Amesim, Python, NX CAD, Teamcenter. US citizenship required.

CAD Itar Python Requirements Gathering Risk Assessment +3 skills

111K – 168K $

Software Engineer - Neutron Flight Safety Systems

NewBe an early applicant On-siteAPACFull-timeMiddle

Mid-level engineer developing safety-critical flight software for Rocket Lab's Neutron rocket autonomous Flight Termination System in Auckland — writing flight code, unit tests, and support tooling for simulation, CI, and launch operations. Core stack: embedded C++, Python, Git, and regulated safety-critical development practices.

Automation CMake C++ Embedded Systems Ethernet +8 skills

IT Support Specialist

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Onsite IT Support Specialist at Rocket Lab's Auckland Production Complex, providing day-to-day staff IT support, tracking helpdesk tickets, and onboarding new hires across Windows/Linux desktops, PC hardware, networking, and Active Directory. Requires 2+ years' IT support experience and shift/on-call flexibility.

Active Directory AI Ansible Assembly Automation +13 skills