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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 70 days Rocket Lab Corporation's roles stay open a median of 78 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Rocket Lab Corporation's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Rocket Lab Corporation
- high 447 stale, 12 reposted of 455 open
- Hiring momentum
- 683 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Rocket Lab Corporation's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Rocket Lab Corporation.
About this role
As a Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer I at Rocket Lab, you will be responsible for tracking, navigation, trajectory planning, and collision avoidance for various missions, including Earth orbiting and interplanetary missions. You will work closely with a team of experts across multiple engineering disciplines to solve complex problems and support mission design and real-time operations. Your role will involve developing and analyzing spacecraft trajectories, performing orbital analysis, and contributing to simulation tools and flight dynamics infrastructure.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Space Systems, or an equivalent Engineering or Applied Physics degree
- 5+ years of experience in mission design, flight dynamics
- Demonstrated knowledge of orbital mechanics, including spaceflight dynamics, maneuver design, orbit determination, and Kalman filtering
- Mission analysis with STK, Astrogator, GMAT, Monte, Copernicus, or equivalent
- Python software development
- Git version control, or an equivalent version control system
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field
- Active Secret or TS/SCI clearance
- Monte Carlo numerical simulation
- Orbit determination analysis with ODTK, Orekit, or equivalent
- Team and/or software project management experience
What you get
- Competitive base pay
- Company stock as part of total compensation package
- Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount on company stock
- Top-tier medical plans
- Dental and vision coverage
- Paid vacation and sick time
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the tech stack used for flight dynamics tools
- Role may involve prolonged periods of sitting and computer work
- High-pressure environment with tight deadlines
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Listed by Rocket Lab Corporation on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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