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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
414
open professional roles
746
opened in the last 90 days
817 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
9
states hiring
California, Virginia, Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, New Mexico
What it hires for: Engineering (517), Operations (51), Data & Analytics (35), Sales (34), Finance (19). By level: senior ic (254), mid level (220), director (110), early career (109), manager (65).
Where: Long Beach, CA (280), Long Beach, CA, USA (115), Tucson, AZ, USA (40), Tucson, AZ (34), Wallops Island, VA (32), Littleton, CO (30), Middle River, MD (23), Chantilly, VA, USA (21).
Main hubs: Long Beach, CA (280), Tucson, AZ (34), Wallops Island, VA (32), Littleton, CO (30), Middle River, MD (23). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where Long Beach, CA ranks
Where Long Beach, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best all-round cities for new graduates72 / 100 · of 100
- #2Best all-round cities for new graduates in the West Coast72 / 100 · of 39
- #3Cities that post pay most often53% · of 100
- #7Cities hosting the most business conferences in the West Coast8 conferences · of 17
- #8Best cities for manufacturing and industrial pay after cost of living$140k · of 35
- #11Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the West Coast1.1% · of 66
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Rocket Lab in the industry job lists
Where Rocket Lab places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #3Employers with the most open space jobs263 open · of 25
- #4Entry-level space jobs and who is hiring53 entry-level · of 25
- #10Highest-paying space employers$172k · of 25
- #25Employers with the most open defense and aerospace jobs263 open · of 25
Rocket Lab hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Rocket Lab's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 820 professional roles in that time.
- 70 of Rocket Lab's 335 open roles (21%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 27 open roles (8%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Keras, PyTorch, TensorFlow, CUDA.
- Among open roles, 142 require a security clearance.
- 68% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 18% for Aerospace & Defense employers.
- 54 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 26 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Rocket Lab ranks #33 of 299 Aerospace & Defense employers we track.
What Rocket Lab asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- python 83
- project management 53
- c++ 38
- jira 38
- supply chain 38
- matlab 36
- erp 33
- procurement 28
- git 25
- linux 24
AI tools named: Keras (8), PyTorch (8), TensorFlow (8), CUDA (5).
How Rocket Lab compares with Aerospace & Defense employers
| Measure | Rocket Lab | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 335 | 41 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 68% | 18% |
Median across 296 Aerospace & Defense employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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What Rocket Lab pays
Across 558 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 68% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Sales | $320,000–$405,000 | 9 |
| Director | Various | $186,400–$281,500 | 4 |
| Manager | Various | $124,500–$166,000 | 9 |
| Manager | Operations | $130,500–$182,250 | 4 |
| Manager | Finance | $112,500–$157,500 | 2 |
| IC | Engineering | $151,500–$252,500 | 11 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Conferences where Rocket Lab appears
Listed as an exhibitor, sponsor or speaker on the event’s own pages.
Common questions
- Is Rocket Lab hiring?
- Rocket Lab has 414 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 746 opened in the last 90 days and 817 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Rocket Lab pay?
- Across 558 postings with a posted salary range, Rocket Lab's pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Rocket Lab hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 70 of Rocket Lab's 335 open roles (21%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- What skills does Rocket Lab ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are python (83), project management (53), c++ (38), jira (38), supply chain (38), matlab (36).
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