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Rocket Lab Jobs in Long Beach, California

222 open Rocket Lab roles name a site in Long Beach, California; typical pay runs $80.8k–$236k/yr. Listed straight from Rocket Lab's careers site, checked every hour.

Long Beach is Rocket Lab's headquarters and production complex, with an engine development center opened in 2023 for its Rutherford engine and the Archimedes engine of its Neutron rocket. (Source: Flying)

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 08:02 UTC

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What does Rocket Lab do in Long Beach?

Long Beach is Rocket Lab's headquarters and production complex, with an engine development center opened in 2023 for its Rutherford engine and the Archimedes engine of its Neutron rocket. Source: Flying.

How much do Rocket Lab jobs in Long Beach, California pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $130k/yr, with typical pay from $80.8k–$236k/yr; 91.8% of California's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. California's law has required employers with 15 or more employees to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jan 2023 (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 5,200 aerospace engineers working in the Los Angeles area, in any industry, earn a median $163k/yr (BLS, May 2025).

Do Rocket Lab jobs in Long Beach, California require US citizenship?

100% of Rocket Lab's open postings are limited to US citizens or US persons, and 27.2% name a security clearance, by our research on who can apply. Each posting states its own rule, often citing export control under ITAR or the EAR.

How is this list made?

We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when it is a US role and its own location line names a place in Long Beach, California, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.