Rocket Lab

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General information

Rocket Lab manufactures rockets and spacecraft for the space industry. Its Electron rocket launches small satellites into orbit, Neutron is a medium-lift reusable rocket, and Photon is a spacecraft platform. It runs the most prolific small-lift launch vehicle in operation globally, with launch sites in New Zealand and Virginia.

Peter Beck started Rocket Lab in June 2006 in Auckland, New Zealand. It went public on Nasdaq under the ticker RKLB in August 2021 through a SPAC merger. It has completed more than 75 Electron missions, employs more than 2,600 people, and brought in $602 million in revenue in 2025. For anyone considering it, that's a company that has grown from a New Zealand startup into a publicly traded, multi-site launch operation.

Currently, there's a total of 428 job openings at Rocket Lab. Over the last 30 days, 343 jobs were added and 331 were removed (job postings usually stay up ~17 days before being removed). Rocket Lab is an H-1B sponsor.1

Headquarters
Long Beach, United States
Industry
Industrials
Category
Manufacturing
Employees
600+
Visa sponsor
Yes

Hiring activity

507Open jobs
+267Added in 30 days
−185Closed in 30 days
21 daysHow long jobs stay open

New jobs added per week2

View these weekly figures as a table
Week beginningNew listings
July 27, 202624
August 3, 20260
August 10, 2026236
August 17, 202641
August 24, 202663
August 31, 202682
September 7, 2026 (in progress)81
September 14, 20260

Open jobs

507 open
Senior / Principal Propulsion Engineer Neutron - Propulsion · Long Beach, CA 32 days ago Manufacturing Engineering Intern - Composites NZ Manufacturing Engineering · Auckland 32 days ago CNC Operator NZ-Machine Shop · Auckland 32 days ago Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer I/II USA Space Systems · Long Beach, CA 32 days ago Senior Ground Systems Engineer - Mechanical Ground Systems Engineering · Auckland 32 days ago Composite Laminator (Evening Shift) Composites Production · Auckland 32 days ago Senior Project Manager I Sinclair Production · Toronto 32 days ago Stage Fluids Engineer II Neutron - Propulsion · Long Beach, CA 32 days ago Senior Production Planner I SC Planning · Long Beach, CA 32 days ago Manufacturing Engineer NZ Manufacturing Engineering · Auckland 32 days ago RF Systems Engineer I - Operations RF & Comms · Auckland 32 days ago Neutron Composite Technician Neutron - APC Prototyping · Warkworth 32 days ago Vice President, Space Systems Software Software Systems COS · Littleton, CO 32 days ago Ground Systems Engineering Intern - Instrumentation & Control Ground Systems Engineering · Auckland 32 days ago CNC Programmer Auckland Machine Complex · Auckland 32 days ago Spacecraft Thermal Engineer I/II USA Space Systems · Long Beach, CA 32 days ago Technician I-III, Ops Support – Facilities LD703 SolAero - Equipment & Facilities #1 Building · Albuquerque, NM 32 days ago Vehicle Integration Engineer I/II Neutron - SSC · Middle River, MD 32 days ago Neutron Mechanical Development Intern Neutron - Mechanical · Auckland 32 days ago Senior Quality Inspector RMC - Operations · Pasadena, CA 32 days ago

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Visa sponsorship

Does Rocket Lab sponsor visas? Rocket Lab has no H-1B approvals in the USCIS record for 2021 to 2023, but is a likely employer for applicants who require sponsorship. Currently, they have 5 jobs certified for sponsorship in 2026, at a median pay of $231,000.4

Based on public USCIS and Department of Labor records. Past filings do not guarantee future sponsorship. Browse all H1B sponsors →

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Common questions

Is Rocket Lab hiring now?

Yes. There are 507 open jobs, with 267 added in the last 30 days. They close fast though, often within 21 days, so don't wait.

Does Rocket Lab sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Government records show 5 jobs certified for FY2026, at a median pay of $231,000.

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Notes & sources

1,581 daily listing observations, Jun 11 to Sep 12 windowLast checked September 12, 2026
  1. 1. Company description. Written by InterviewOS from Rocket Lab's public materials and press coverage; facts are checked against the sources below.
  2. 2. Weekly counts. A count is the number of listings the pipeline saw for the first time in that week. Weeks begin Monday; the onboarding week is excluded from the scale and every average.
  3. 3. Live counts. Deduplicated live listings observed on Rocket Lab's own hiring system; last check September 12, 2026. Stale and syndicated posts on aggregator sites are not counted.
  4. 4. Federal visa records. USCIS H1B Employer Data Hub and US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files, matched to this company by name.

Sources
rocketlabusa.com, checked daily
USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files
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