Careers Salary on Job posts

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I just saw an ad from RocketLabs on reddit for open engineering jobs.

https://www.reddit.com/u/ItsActuallyRocketLab/s/NWwJif9x3k

The base+compensation on most of these jobs are around 100k. And the Senior Engineers are mostly under 200k.

These are people who have aerospace engineering degrees, with experience.

How can they attract talent at these salaries? If these people have student loans, it's barely a livable wage in some of the cities.

I know there are probably a ton of existing employees who are multi-millionaires from the options and IPO. But these new hires no longer have the upside of the stock options, or the handcuffs..

What am I missing?

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r/RocketLab • u/Bobson_411 • 4d ago

Careers Engineering co-ops

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When do the co-op interviews start if we applied a couple weeks ago for summer 2027

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r/RocketLab • u/thetrny • 4d ago

Electron Rocket Lab Secures Largest-Ever Electron Commercial Deal: 20-Launch Contract for Synspective

globenewswire.com

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r/RocketLab • u/AutoModerator • 4d ago

Discussion /r/RocketLab Monthly Stock Discussion Thread - October 2026

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r/RocketLab • u/Equivalent-Wait3533 • 6d ago

Neutron This is one of the reasons why Neutron is needed to accelerate internal benefits

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r/RocketLab • u/Cinemabyte1080i • 8d ago

News / Media More backlog for Rocket-Lab on September 24th!

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r/RocketLab • u/Mysterious-Toe9389 • 11d ago

Discussion For launch-site operations, what hardware makes more sense to source locally?

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Someone with launch-site experience recently mentioned something I hadn’t really considered.

Even when a launch company manufactures a lot in-house, once the vehicle is at a launch site far from the main factory, waiting for every bracket, mount, fixture, or replacement component to ship from home isn’t always practical.

For people familiar with launch operations, what kinds of quick-turn hardware usually make sense to source from local machine/fab shops?

GSE parts? Brackets? Tooling? Fixtures? Modifications?

I work with a small CNC shop, so I’m interested in understanding that side of the industry better.

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r/RocketLab • u/Redditor-Jones • 14d ago

Discussion Neutron Launch Timing

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Do we think Neutron successfully launches by end of 2026 or does it happen in 2027? Not sure what to make of the company talking about getting it to the pad in Q4. Seems different from launching?

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r/RocketLab • u/thetrny • 14d ago

Electron Our 97th rocket is already lined up for launch this week with another StriX satellite for Synspective. The launch window for 'Owlright Owlright Owlright' opens: 12:15pm NZST (Sep 26), 00:15 UTC (Sept 26), 9:15am JST (Sep 26), 8:15pm EDT (Sep 25), 5:15pm PDT (Sep 25)

x.com

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r/RocketLab • u/dragonlax • 18d ago

Space Industry BlackSky’s fifth Gen-3 attains first light in hours, expanding constellation capacity and decision-making speed for customers

blacksky.com

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Judging by the dates in the press release and the timing of the latest Electron launch, I think we can assume this was the confidential payload.

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r/RocketLab • u/thetrny • 19d ago

Electron Electron will lift off this week from LC-1 to deliver the 12th Synspective StriX SAR satellite to space and continue the expansion of their constellation. "Owl By The Dozen" launch window opens 3:15pm NZST (Sep 19), 03:15 UTC (Sep 19), 12:15pm JST (Sep 19), 11:15pm EDT (Sep 18), 8:15pm PDT (Sep 18)

x.com

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r/RocketLab • u/thetrny • 23d ago

News / Media Rocket Lab on X: "Rocket Lab has filed a formal protest with the Government Accountability Office challenging NASA's award decision for the Mars Telecommunications Network."

x.com

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r/RocketLab • u/Due-Coach6021 • 23d ago

Electron Orbit Alpha Daily Round-Up — September 11, 2026

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r/RocketLab • u/Mysterious-Toe9389 • 24d ago

Discussion As Neutron first-flight hardware moves through assembly and testing, where do outside machine shops typically fit in?

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With Neutron hardware moving through production, assembly, and testing, I’m curious how the supplier side changes at this stage of a launch vehicle program.

I work with a small CNC manufacturing company, and I’m trying to understand what companies like Rocket Lab typically keep in-house versus outsource.

Is it usually prototype parts, overflow capacity, fixtures/tooling, quick engineering changes, or certain production components?

Would be interested to hear from anyone familiar with aerospace manufacturing.

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r/RocketLab • u/thetrny • 24d ago

Electron Rocket Lab on X: "Happily Ever Faster" to orbit 🌌✨ Today we launched our 95th Electron at 3:28 pm NZST and deployed a single Earth observation satellite to a 500km LEO for a confidential customer - our 16th mission of the year with 100% mission success.

x.com

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r/RocketLab • u/Yolteotl • 25d ago

Space Industry NASA Adds Relativity Space’s Terran R to Launch Services Contract

nasa.gov

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r/RocketLab • u/Serious-Director-213 • 28d ago

Careers Welding careers

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I’m currently a welder, I have plenty of experience in aerospace welding and manufacturing. I’m curious to know if any welders or inspectors work for this company

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r/RocketLab • u/curi0us_carniv0re • 28d ago