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Rocket Lab USA

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Senior Software Engineer

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Senior full-stack engineer on Rocket Lab's Web Services team in Auckland, building internal web applications and REST APIs that support the company's rocket and spacecraft operations. Day-to-day involves TypeScript/JavaScript and Node.js development, database design, code/architecture reviews, scrum facilitation, and mentoring junior engineers.

Agile Angular API Docker Elasticsearch +13 skills

Senior Quality Engineer I

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…

As9100 Corrective Action Data Visualization Itar Power Apps +2 skills

Avionics Project Engineer

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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…

CAD ERP Itar Teamcenter

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer I - Secret Clearance

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer designing, implementing, and maintaining security infrastructure for SDA (Space Development Agency) programs at Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA — running security assessments, vulnerability scans, incident response, and compliance work. Requires an active Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and experience with NIST/ISO frameworks, SIEM/IDS/IPS tools, and cloud security (

Automation AWS Azure Cism Cissp +12 skills

152K – 233K $

Senior Systems Test Engineer I

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior systems test engineer at Rocket Lab's Littleton, CO office who designs, documents, and executes tests on spacecraft avionics, writes test scripts to verify hardware/software interfaces, and manages test planning and systems engineering deliverables. Core tools include Python, test equipment (DMMs, oscilloscopes), and avionics/communication protocols.

Ethernet Itar Oscilloscope Python UART

100K – 130K $

Senior Designer - Vehicle Design

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Senior mechanical designer on Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle development team in Auckland, designing and improving the rocket's primary/secondary structures, mechanisms, and fluid systems. Day to day involves 3D CAD modelling (NX CAD/Teamcenter), leading design projects, resolving production-floor quality issues, and mentoring engineers.

Assembly CAD Itar Process Improvement Teamcenter

IT Systems Engineer

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Onsite IT Systems Engineer at Rocket Lab's Auckland Production Complex who implements, administers, and operates the platform and OS estate (VMware, Kubernetes, Linux, Windows Server/Client) in a manufacturing environment. Day to day: cloud infrastructure management, infrastructure project delivery, and automating software packaging, OS deployment, and configuration management (SCCM).

Active Directory Automation AWS Azure Cisco +19 skills

Senior Systems Engineer - Configuration and Change Management

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Rocket Lab is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer in Auckland, NZ to own configuration and change management for the Neutron rocket program — driving the engineering change process, validating configuration data (fit/form/function, EBOM-to-MBOM), and automating data-integrity checks across tools like Teamcenter, Jira, and Infor LN.

API Automation Data Visualization ERP Itar +4 skills

Senior Systems Engineer II - Spacecraft Design

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior systems engineer at Rocket Lab's Long Beach HQ who leads the mechanical formulation of new satellite systems — bus configurations, structures, and deployment mechanisms — while owning mass budgets, requirements, FEA/hand-calcs, CAD, and test planning to support business development for civil, national security, and commercial space missions.

Business Development CAD Fea Itar

165K – 255K $

Senior Systems Engineer I - Spacecraft Design

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

Leads the mechanical formulation of new satellite systems at Rocket Lab's Long Beach HQ — bus configurations, structures, and mechanisms — owning mass/mechanical budgets, requirements, hand-calcs and FEA, CAD product definition, and structural/thermal/vibe test planning in support of business development. Requires 5+ years aerospace experience, CAD skills, and US citizenship.

Business Development CAD Fea Itar

144K – 206K $

IT Network Engineer II - Launch

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IT Network Engineer II at Rocket Lab's Wallops, VA launch facility, providing escalated network troubleshooting and infrastructure support for engineers, driving upgrades and standards for launch environments, and joining an on-call rotation for 24/7 launch mission operations. Core stack includes Fortinet firewalls, Juniper/Cisco switches, and Linux/Windows administration.

Ansible Automation AWS Azure Bash +15 skills

Senior Propulsion Design Engineer I

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…

Senior RF Test Engineer I

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior RF Test Engineer at Rocket Lab's Long Beach HQ develops RF test plans and automated test tooling for satellite RF subsystems and radio products, running acceptance, qualification, and proto-flight test programs. Requires a bachelor's in electrical engineering, 5+ years of RF hardware/test experience, and U.S. citizenship.

Itar Program Management

144K – 206K $

Graphic Designer

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-time

Graphic/brand designer on Rocket Lab's Marketing & Communications team, creating mission patches, merchandise, presentations, event graphics, and digital campaigns onsite in Long Beach, CA or Auckland, NZ. Core stack is Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), with motion graphics, 3D, and Figma/Sketch skills a plus.

Blender Cinema 4d Figma Illustrator InDesign +6 skills

Director, Global Payroll and Employment Tax

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…

Automation Itar Performance Management Vendor Management

Senior Manufacturing Engineer I

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 Automation CAD Cnc Corrective Action +5 skills

Ground Systems Engineer II - Structures & Mechanisms

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Designs, builds, tests, and commissions launch pad structures, large mechanisms, and vehicle support/transportation equipment for Rocket Lab's Neutron launch vehicle, carrying projects from conception to delivery alongside technicians and test/operations teams. Core work involves 2D/3D CAD modeling (NX), hand and numerical analysis, risk assessments/FMEAs, and test plan execution.

Ansys CAD Itar Risk Assessment Root Cause Analysis +1 skills

Junior Software 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…

Automation C++ Embedded Systems Itar Linux +1 skills

Principal Program Manager

NewBe an early applicant On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timePrincipal

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…

EVM Itar TypeScript

Senior Integration and Test Engineer 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…

Itar TypeScript