About the job
ABOUT ROCKET LAB
Rocket Lab is a pioneering end-to-end space company that provides agile launch services, comprehensive spacecraft design and manufacturing, payloads, satellite components, and much more, all aimed at enhancing access to space. Our rockets and satellites enable some of the most ambitious and essential space missions around the globe, supporting scientific exploration, Earth observation, initiatives to combat climate change, national security, and innovative technology demonstrations.
Our Electron rocket has garnered the title of the second most frequently launched U. S. rocket annually, successfully delivering over 230 satellites to orbit. We are also advancing the development of Neutron, our forthcoming medium-lift, reusable launch vehicle designed for deploying larger constellations. Additionally, our Space Systems division designs and manufactures an extensive range of satellites, payloads, and their components, including spacecraft selected for NASA missions to the Moon and Mars, as well as components utilized in the James Webb Space Telescope.
SPACE SYSTEMS
At Rocket Lab, we aren’t just launching rockets; we’re shaping the future of space exploration. Our Space Systems team is responsible for creating everything from complete spacecraft and precision payloads to the subsystems that enable them to perform in space, such as solar panels, flight software, star trackers, optical systems, separation systems, radios, and more.
This team has facilitated over 1,700 missions, encompassing interplanetary exploration, in-space manufacturing, and national security efforts. We have developed spacecraft, payloads, and components for missions to the Moon and Mars in collaboration with partners like NASA, the Space Development Agency, and the U. S. Space Force. Whether it’s a singular high-performance spacecraft, a constellation, or the integrated components that propel them into space, our world-class Space Systems team is driving some of the most daring and ambitious space missions.
SENIOR FACILITIES TECHNICIAN
Join Rocket Lab's Optical Systems division, where we address mission-critical challenges in the space domain and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) for Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) clients. Our vision is to transform the space-based payload market through innovative solutions.
