Is Rocket Lab hiring? 32 open roles as of Sep 29, 2026

Yes. As of Sep 29, 2026, Rocket Lab has about 32 open roles, 2.91% of its 1,100 employees.

Public (RKLB)Aerospace & Defense1,001 to 5,000 employeesrocketlabusa.comLinkedIn

Open roles: 32
% of headcount: 2.91%
Employees: 1,100
Departments: 12

Snapshot · Sep 29, 2026

Where Rocket Lab is hiring

Hiring velocity: Minimal hiring activity for a large company. When companies with 1000-5000 employees have open roles less than 3% of headcount, that's considered stability. These are hiring signals from open job postings, not job listings. To apply, use the company's careers site.

Rocket Lab open roles by department
Department	Open roles	% of headcount	Strength	Sample titles
Engineering	15	1.4%	Medium	Manufacturing Engineering Intern Spring 2027 · Flight Software Engineer · Manufacturing Engineering Intern Summer 2027
Information technology	4	0.4%	Low	Senior IT Support Specialist · Principal Cloud Security Engineer · Security Analyst Intern Spring 2027
Logistics	2	0.2%	Low	Supply Chain Intern Spring 2027 · Supply Chain Intern Summer 2027
Procurement	2	0.2%	Low	Sourcing Specialist ll - Wire Harness · Indirect Procurement Intern Spring 2027
Production or manufacturing	2	0.2%	Low	Senior Avionics Manufacturing Engineer I · Welder Fabricator II
Accounting	1	0.1%	Low	Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting
Business development	1	0.1%	Low	Senior Director, Business Development - Satellites (TS/SCI Clearance)
Facilities management	1	0.1%	Low	Precision Cleaning Technician II - B Shift
Marketing	1	0.1%	Low	Social Media & Digital Communications Specialist
Project management	1	0.1%	Low	Senior Program Manager II - Flatellite

Showing 10 of 12 departments. The Signal API returns all of them.

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Job locations, not offices

Top job locations

Long Beach, CA46.9% · 15
Albuquerque, NM9.4% · 3
Tucson, AZ9.4% · 3
Middle River, MD6.2% · 2
Stennis Space Center, MS6.2% · 2

Seniority mix

Open roles by level

Mid-senior53.1%
Junior46.9%

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Track Rocket Lab with the Signal API

One POST /v1/companies/enrich call with rocketlabusa.com returns Rocket Lab hiring signals (hiring-velocity, hiring-trends), each with its source. Or ask Claude through MCP.

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curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "domain": "rocketlabusa.com",
    "signal_types": ["hiring-velocity","hiring-trends"],
    "limit": 20
  }'

Questions about Rocket Lab hiring

Is Rocket Lab hiring right now?

Yes. The snapshot dated Sep 29, 2026 counts about 32 open roles at Rocket Lab. Up 57% over the last 30 days.

Which teams is Rocket Lab hiring for?

The departments with the most open roles on Sep 29, 2026: Engineering (15), Information technology (4) and Logistics (2).

Where is Rocket Lab hiring?

The top job locations on Sep 29, 2026: Long Beach, CA (46.9%), Albuquerque, NM (9.4%) and Tucson, AZ (9.4%). These are job locations, not office addresses.

Source. Open job postings, counted per department and location. These are hiring signals, not job listings.

Method. The latest weekly snapshot of open roles, compared with the company headcount.

Data as of Sep 30, 2026.

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