Flight Software & GNC
Rocket Lab flight software and GNC jobs
22 open flight software and GNC jobs at Rocket Lab in 3 states. Open one for the full posting; you apply on Rocket Lab's own careers site.
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Checked 7 Nov 2026, 11:15 UTC- Principal Flight Software EngineerLong Beach, CA and 1 more · 2d ago$150,000–$259,000/yr
- Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer IILong Beach, CA and 1 more · 1w ago$140,000–$270,000/yr
- Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer ILong Beach, CA and 1 more · 1w ago$114,000–$220,000/yr
- Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer II - Secret ClearanceLong Beach, CA · 1w ago$162,000–$270,000/yr
- Principal Spacecraft GNC Engineer - Secret ClearanceLong Beach, CA · 1w ago$198,000–$330,000/yr
- Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer ILong Beach, CA · 1w ago$132,000–$220,000/yr
- Senior Flight Software Engineer I - Secret ClearanceLong Beach, CA · 1w ago$132,000–$198,000/yr
- Senior Flight Software Engineer II - Secret ClearanceLong Beach, CA · 1w ago$151,000–$227,000/yr
- Principal Embedded Software EngineerTucson, AZ · 1w ago
- GNC Engineer ILittleton, CO · 4w ago$81,000–$102,000/yr
- Team Lead - Flight Software - Electron1mo ago
- Software Engineer - Neutron Flight Safety Systems1mo ago
- Flight Software Engineer1mo ago
- Head of Mission Design & Flight Dynamics1mo ago
- Flight Software Intern Summer 2027Littleton, CO · 1mo ago$27.00/hr
- Flight Software Intern Spring 2027Littleton, CO · 1mo ago$27.00/hr
- Senior GNC Engineer2mo ago
- GNC Engineer IILong Beach, CA and 1 more · 3mo ago$100,000–$158,400/yr
- Senior GNC Engineer II- Mission FormulationLittleton, CO and 1 more · 4mo ago$140,300–$243,000/yr
- Senior Flight Software Engineer4mo ago
- Senior GNC Engineer I - Mission FormulationLittleton, CO and 1 more · 7mo ago$114,000–$198,000/yr
- Vice President, Space Systems SoftwareLittleton, CO · 1y+ ago$210,000–$300,000/yr
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Questions about Rocket Lab flight software and GNC jobs
How many flight software and GNC jobs is Rocket Lab hiring for?
22, counted on the Rocket Lab careers site at SpaceJobs.Now's latest read, spread over California (11), Colorado (10) and Arizona (1). The full Rocket Lab openings list sorts every role by discipline.
What is the salary range for flight software and GNC jobs at Rocket Lab?
Where a Rocket Lab posting gives a range, its row below shows it, but too few of these roles do for a typical figure yet. Flight Software salaries across employers are measured over every company.
Where are Rocket Lab's flight software and GNC jobs?
They cluster in Long Beach, CA (11), Littleton, CO (10) and Tucson, AZ (1). A role posted at more than one site is counted at each of them.
What does Rocket Lab look for in these roles?
A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC. The posting itself sets the bar (degree, years, clearance or citizenship), so read it first.
How fresh is this list, and where do I apply to Rocket Lab?
SpaceJobs.Now reads the Rocket Lab careers site every night; a role drops off once Rocket Lab takes it down. Open any role for the complete description, and the Apply step hands you to Rocket Lab's own form. No real space employer charges a fee to be hired, so treat any request for money as a scam.