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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 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
The Senior RF Design Engineer II at Rocket Lab will focus on developing new RF products, including the Frontier-Lite Radio, by designing and simulating RF components. Responsibilities include defining requirements, prototyping designs, creating test plans, and collaborating with test and manufacturing engineers to ensure successful product introduction. The role also involves customer support and technical assistance related to RF products.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- 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
- Bachelors degree in electrical engineering, RF communications, or other engineering degree
- 8+ years of relevant experience
- Fundamental RF knowledge including cascaded device analysis, link budget analysis, and HFSS
- Experience in developing and delivering an RF product including assessing requirements and prototyping engineering models
- Solid theoretical and practical understanding of RF communications and navigation systems and components
- U.S. citizenship due to program requirements
Nice to have
- Extensive experience in space grade board design including parts selection and performance simulation
- Extensive experience in circuit analyses including worst case, reliability, FMECA, thermal, and derating analyses
- Extensive experience supporting and leading complex engineering programs and developing associated documentation
- Experience designing, integrating, and testing RF communications systems for launch vehicles or satellites
- Demonstrated expertise in people management
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 zero cost HDHP option with significant HSA contribution)
- Dental and vision coverage
- Paid vacation and sick time
Worth weighing
- No salary listed, but total compensation ranges from $174,300 to $269,875 USD including base and equity
- Role involves prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, and computer work
- Fast-paced environment may require working under pressure and to tight deadlines
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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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