Job brief: Senior Systems Test Engineer I

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• Listed on Rocket Lab's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (2 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-06.
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• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $100,000 to $130,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Littleton, CO · ASI Office
• Posted: 2026-06-25 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Senior".

Must have

• You will support the Chief Space Systems Engineer and Space Systems organization, with deliverables required for internal leadership, board of directors, and investors.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other technical discipline
• 5+ years of experience developing or testing electrical systems (avionics, automotive, spacecraft)
• Ability to obtain a Security clearance and maintain one
• U.S citizenship is required, due to program requirements
• Master’s degree in aerospace, computer science, electrical engineering

Conditions

• Travel to customer and vendor facilities to aid hardware delivery, checkout and commissioning
• paid vacation , holidays , and sick leave ;

Main duties

• Design, document, review and execute tests on spacecraft avionics
• Plan, write and execute test scripts that verify hardware/software interfaces and validate requirements
• Collaborate with flight software developers and Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) engineers to troubleshoot hardware and software anomalies
• Communicate plans and results with leadership, team and customers

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in Colorado: $136k a year (83 listings, 28 employers). This listing is 15% lower.
• Across Rocket Lab's 456 open listings, 24% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Rocket Lab hires

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