
Rocket Lab
Jobs, news, and who works there
As of 2026-11-05, Skillenai has indexed 50 Rocket Lab job postings over the past 90 days (down 53% vs the prior 4 weeks). Rocket Lab appeared in 20 news articles in the same window.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-05
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Hiring at Rocket Lab
Weekly Rocket Lab job postings — last 90 days
Roles Rocket Lab is hiring for
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineer | 14 | 28.0% |
| Security Analyst Intern | 7 | 14.0% |
| Spacecraft Operations Engineer | 6 | 12.0% |
| Avionics Automation Test Engineer | 3 | 6.0% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 3 | 6.0% |
| Flight Software Engineer | 3 | 6.0% |
| Software Engineer | 3 | 6.0% |
| IT Systems Engineer | 2 | 4.0% |
| RF Systems Engineer | 2 | 4.0% |
| Test Engineer | 2 | 4.0% |
Skills in Rocket Lab job postings
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 23 | 46.0% |
| interface specifications | 10 | 20.0% |
| Jama | 9 | 18.0% |
| STK | 9 | 18.0% |
| MATLAB | 9 | 18.0% |
| test planning | 8 | 16.0% |
| DOORS | 8 | 16.0% |
| electrical power systems (EPS) | 8 | 16.0% |
| flight software | 8 | 16.0% |
| enterprise risk management | 7 | 14.0% |
| network infrastructure research | 7 | 14.0% |
| systems engineering | 7 | 14.0% |
| intelligent risk assessment | 7 | 14.0% |
| Physical Security | 7 | 14.0% |
| CONOPS definition | 7 | 14.0% |
Where Rocket Lab is hiring
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Long Beach | 26 | 52.0% |
| Auckland | 11 | 22.0% |
| Lowes Island | 4 | 8.0% |
| Littleton | 3 | 6.0% |
| Middle River | 2 | 4.0% |
| Albuquerque | 1 | 2.0% |
| Center | 1 | 2.0% |
| Pasadena | 1 | 2.0% |
Who works at Rocket Lab
From the career profiles Skillenai holds for current staff. Small groups are withheld.
Skills on staff profiles
- valves13%
- test scripts13%
- work instructions13%
- temperature transducers6%
- pneumatic systems6%
- flow testing6%
- python6%
- GD&T6%
- Human Machine Interface (HMI)6%
- thermocouples6%
- vibration testing6%
- Amazon DynamoDB6%
- spacecraft simulation6%
- Packer6%
- Connectors6%
- sensor types6%
Share of observed positions at Rocket Lab that list the skill.
Degree level
- Bachelor5
- Master4
Field of study
- Mechanical Engineering2
- Information Systems Sciences1
- Space System Engineering1
Schools
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona2
- Purdue University2
- University of Arizona2
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology1
- The University of Kansas1
- University of Michigan1
- Udacity1
- University of Colorado Denver1
Rocket Lab in the news
20 news articles and 7 blog posts mentioned Rocket Lab in the last 90 days.
News
- 全球太空產業引關注 SpaceX財報今夜登場 電信股受衝擊sunmedia.tw · October 20, 2026
- CoreWeave’s Bonds Flash Red as Strong Earnings Fall Flatstockstoday.com · October 15, 2026
- UAE retail investors rotate from software into the infrastructure powering the AI racemid-east.info · October 8, 2026
- Planet Labs Hits First Adjusted Profit On Defence Demandmorningtick.com · October 4, 2026
- Mission Critical News: September 14, 2026missioncriticalconnections.substack.com · September 14, 2026
- Where Space Tech Is Built, And What It Costs to Build Thereglobalbrandsmagazine.com · September 11, 2026
Blogs
- ⛵ Anthropic Loses $500B in IPO Hypebayarealetters.com · October 16, 2026
- IonQ Is Buying Elisity for Access to CISOs. Most of the Post-Quantum Capabilities Those CISOs Need First Are Still Missing.postquantum.com · October 13, 2026
- New Space ETF Launches, Tracking Seraphim-Designed Indexseraphim.vc · September 2, 2026
- Space Ex-SpaceX: Pre-IPO Space Companies After the Listingnasdaqprivatemarket.com · June 26, 2026
- The Market Shorted HBM4 Because Meta Has Spare H100ssenanni.substack.com · July 17, 2026
- Fiber Emerges as New Mexico’s Growth Enginetelecomreviewamericas.com · August 5, 2026
How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Job counts are postings whose employer resolves to Rocket Lab over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05; mentions are news and blog documents that resolve to the same entity. Career-profile aggregates come from the Skillenai talent graph with the same suppression the talent-graph API applies.
- note
- Observed profiles counts the career profiles Skillenai holds at this company, not its employee count.
- source
- Skillenai jobs, news and blog indices; Skillenai career-profile corpus
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