Rocket Lab
Hiring · 516 open jobsGeneral 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
Hiring activity
New jobs added per week2
View these weekly figures as a table
| Week beginning | New listings |
|---|---|
| July 20, 2026 | 90 |
| July 27, 2026 | 24 |
| August 3, 2026 | 0 |
| August 10, 2026 | 236 |
| August 17, 2026 | 41 |
| August 24, 2026 | 63 |
| August 31, 2026 | 82 |
| September 7, 2026 (in progress) | 81 |
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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
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Common questions
Is Rocket Lab hiring now?
Yes. There are 516 open jobs, with 269 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. Company description. Written by InterviewOS from Rocket Lab's public materials and press coverage; facts are checked against the sources below.
- 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. Live counts. Deduplicated live listings observed daily on Rocket Lab's own hiring system; last check September 12, 2026. Stale and syndicated posts on aggregator sites are not counted.
- 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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