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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 9 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 Technical Program Manager II at Rocket Lab, you will lead and manage complex EO/IR space missions and ground-based sensor networks. Your responsibilities include overseeing multiple contracts, managing risks, and ensuring technical performance while collaborating with engineers and stakeholders. You will also mentor junior staff and communicate program status effectively to various audiences.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, or technical discipline
- 8+ years of experience in managing technical projects for the US Government
- Proven ability to lead a team to the completion of program and project milestones
- Hands-on expertise with active optical systems
- Experience with space EO payloads, test plan development, astronomy, physics, electronics, software, and/or remote sensing
- Active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility
Nice to have
- Current SSBI clearance
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Self-motivated and capable of performing tasks with minimal oversight
- Superior oral and written communication skills and sound problem-solving skills
- Continuous improvement mindset and high attention to detail and accuracy
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Role involves managing complex technical problems and requires significant experience in government projects
- Active security clearance required, which may limit candidate pool
- Position may require travel or off-site work as needed
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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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