# Ground Systems Engineering Intern Spring 2027

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. As a Grounds Systems Engineering Intern based at Rocket Lab’s site in Middle River, Maryland you will have the opportunity to support the team as they design, build, and implement large tooling, fixtures, and custom lift equipment to support prototype and production of Neutron. The Ground Support Equipment engineering team designs and manufactures production, test, and transport equipment in support of Neutron build and operation. WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO As an intern, you will work closely with your mentor and other employees within the department to apply your knowledge and grow your skills both technically and professionally Work with a fast-paced group of professionals to apply engineering and industry concepts to solve real challenges Attend frequent 1:1’s with mentors and supervisors to facilitate success and learning while providing progress up

- **Id**: 3657852
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/rocket-lab-ground-systems-engineering-intern-spring-2027-2>
- **Role**: Aerospace
- **Role family**: Aerospace
- **Seniority**: intern
- **Employment type**: internship
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Middle River, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: yes
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T23:30:38Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T15:01:57Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6828
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Life insurance, Parental leave, Retirement plans
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Industrial Engineering, 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**: 0.784
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 44
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 25
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: hour
- **Usd annual**: 50000

## Technologies

- **CATIA** — Optional: yes
- **SolidWorks** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

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

## Hiring locations

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-03T02:37:38Z

## 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**: 5
- **Expected fill days**: 44
- **Reasons**: conf:2, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 50000
- **Is top pay**: no

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