Rocket Lab
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Overview
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. is a publicly traded end-to-end space company, launch services provider, and satellite systems manufacturer. Headquartered in Long Beach, California - having been originally founded in New Zealand - the enterprise operates private orbital launch sites in Māhia, New Zealand, and Wallops Island, Virginia. Its core business activities span lightweight orbital launches via its flagship Electron rocket, hypersonic testing capabilities via HASTE, and the development of its reusable medium-lift launch vehicle, Neutron.
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Stack modernity
64/100
How modern this stack is, based on technology relevance, AI adoption and the share of legacy tools.
In-demand technologies
Python
140 jobs
Required
$168k
-9% vs market
MATLAB
50 jobs
Required
$206k
+14% vs market
Jira
49 jobs
Required
$196k
+39% vs market
C++
41 job
Required
$185k
-7% vs market
Kubernetes
32 jobs
Required
$168k
-11% vs market
CI/CD
29 jobs
Required
$207k
+22% vs market
Human-in-the-Loop
28 jobs
Required
$174k
-17% vs market
Git
28 jobs
Required
$165k
+22% vs market
Salary medians are calculated from this company's open jobs and compared with the market.
Stack changes
Eagle
Sep 2026
Sensor Fusion
Sep 2026
OPC UA
Sep 2026
Motion Planning
Sep 2026
EtherCAT
Sep 2026
CANopen
Sep 2026
gRPC
Sep 2026
SSIS
Sep 2026
Technologies recently added to or removed from this company's stack - a signal of tech migrations and new initiatives.
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$178k
Typical range
$56k – $422k
Open positions
257
255
Jobs
Intern
8.2%
Junior
0.8%
Middle
19.2%
Senior
55.3%
Staff
6.7%
Principal
5.1%
Architect
4.7%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 21 | $56k | $56k |
| Junior | 2 | $95k | $95k |
| Middle | 49 | $144k | $60k – $194k |
| Senior | 141 | $206k | $105k – $300k |
| Staff | 17 | $145k | $96k – $270k |
| Principal | 13 | $339k | $135k – $422k |
| Architect | 12 | $269k | $215k – $422k |
Highest paying role
Senior Principal Software Engineer - TS/SCI
$422k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
26/100
Slowing
Open positions
447
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
25 days
faster than 42% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~1 hours
Today
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
27% ▼
Hardware
20% ▲
Field & Service
9% ▲
Backend
6%
QA
6% ▼
Administrative
6% ▲
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+52 in 30 days)
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
10
Hiring now
9
Countries
4
Busiest office
Long Beach
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Long Beach
United States
HQ
RL Headquarters - Space Systems
209 open roles 180 posted in 90 days 42% engineering 1% remote 1000-5000 est. staff $192k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Backend
Auckland
New Zealand
Plant / site
Auckland Production Complex Factory
87 open roles 67 posted in 90 days 34% engineering 500-1000 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Field & Service
Littleton
United States
Space Structures Complex (SSC)
24 open roles 21 posted in 90 days 38% engineering 50-200 est. staff $159k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Backend, Hardware
Albuquerque
United States
Engineering / R&D
Space Structures Complex (SSC)
16 open roles 14 posted in 90 days 31% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, DevOps, Industrial Engineering
Tucson
United States
Space Structures Complex (SSC)
15 open roles 13 posted in 90 days 40% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Backend
Pasadena
United States
Engineering / R&D
Motiv
14 open roles 14 posted in 90 days 57% engineering 50-200 est. staff $199k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Robotics, Industrial Engineering
Toronto
Canada
Engineering / R&D
Sinclair Office
9 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 50-200 est. staff $60k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Management, Field & Service
Chantilly
United States
Geost East Region/Chantilly
7 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 57% engineering 10-50 est. staff $226k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Sales, Backend
Washington
United States
RL Headquarters
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff $280k Avg Salary
hires for Sales
Munich
Germany
Regional office
Mynaric
Jobs
$118k – $153k per year • Equity • In office • 2+ years exp • PhD • Pasadena
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$80k – $95k per year • Equity • In office • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree
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≈ $77k – $150k per year (Estimated) • Equity • In office • 8+ years exp • PhD
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$56k per year • Equity • In office • Internship • Bachelor's Degree • Long Beach
Python
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$56k per year • Equity • In office • Internship • Bachelor's Degree • Long Beach
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$56k per year • Equity • In office • Internship • Bachelor's Degree • Long Beach
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$115k – $155k per year • Equity • In office • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Littleton
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Rust
TypeScript
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$95k – $120k per year • Equity • In office • TS/SCI • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Littleton
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$115k – $150k per year • Equity • In office • TS/SCI • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Littleton
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$142k – $189k per year • Equity • In office • 5+ years exp • PhD • Long Beach
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≈ $64k – $166k per year (Estimated) • Equity • In office • Internship • Bachelor's Degree • Toronto
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$56k per year • Equity • In office • Internship • Bachelor's Degree • Long Beach
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