or apply directly on Rocket Lab Corporation's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 15 days Rocket Lab Corporation's roles stay open a median of 42 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Rocket Lab Corporation's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Rocket Lab Corporation
- low 0 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
- 2026-09-17
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 Electric Propulsion Engineer II at Rocket Lab, you will lead the development of propulsion systems for space applications, overseeing both system and component levels. Your responsibilities include conducting performance calculations, managing requirements, planning tests, and mentoring team members while ensuring adherence to engineering excellence standards. You will also engage with stakeholders and manage project timelines to support various civil, commercial, and defense missions.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Rocket Lab Corporation as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ years of experience in propulsion system development or equivalent high-performance field
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (aerospace, mechanical, mechatronics, or other technical engineering discipline)
- Expertise in propulsion system modelling, static and transient analysis, and model validation using test data
- Experience with end-to-end development process including requirements gathering, detailed design, qualification, production, and acceptance testing
- Strong grasp of all steps in the Systems Engineering V and risk-based decision making
- Experience working on electric propulsion systems
Nice to have
- A genuine passion for engineering, curious mindset, and willingness to learn
- Comfortable working with high levels of ambiguity
- Makes decisions using basic engineering principles, available literature and standards, technical risk assessments, test data, and physics-based models
- Practice in identifying the necessary steps to achieve high level technical goals, scheduling them in a plan, and managing delivery against that plan
- Experience with Jama
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 (HMO, PPO, and a zero cost HDHP option with a significant HSA company contribution)
- Dental and vision coverage
- Paid vacation and sick time
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the technologies or tools used beyond software for modelling and analysis
- Role involves significant project management responsibilities which may not appeal to all engineering candidates
- Position may require prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, and computer work
- High level of responsibility and expectations for mentoring and leading teams may be challenging for some candidates
Summarised from Rocket Lab Corporation's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Rocket Lab Corporation on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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