# Ground Systems Engineer II - Structures & Mechanisms

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us. NEUTRON Neutron is a medium lift launch vehicle capable of delivering the mega constellations of tomorrow, high assurance payloads, and human spaceflight. As a highly reusable launch platform, Neutron will deliver a highly cost-effective and reliable launch solution leveraging Rocket Lab’s proven execution history with the Electron program. If you’re interested in joining a high performing team, pushing the boundaries with a clean sheet development of re-usable liquid launch vehicle, this is your opportunity! GROUND SYSTEMS ENGINEER II - STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS As a Ground Systems Engineer II - Structures and Mechanisms You will be responsible for the design, build, testing and commissioning of large mechanisms, launch pad structures, and transportation fixtures directly related to the Neutron launch vehicle. This role will also be involved in proje

- **Id**: 3877167
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/rocket-lab-ground-systems-engineer-ii-structures-mechanisms-2>
- **Role**: Aerospace
- **Role family**: Aerospace
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T16:22:35Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T12:05:06Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8359
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Life insurance, Parental leave, Retirement plans
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Launch Services, Satellite Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 684473
- **Name**: Rocket Lab
- **Domain**: rocketlab.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/rocketlab-2>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 74
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.797
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 44
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 94000
- **Max**: 133000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 133000

## Technologies

- **SolidWorks** — Optional: no
- **ANSYS** — Optional: yes
- **Thermal Desktop** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T16:50:08Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 9 · green card filings: 1; Filings 12m: 9

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 44
- **Reasons**: conf:3, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 133000
- **Is top pay**: no

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