Job brief: Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer

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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: $129,075 to $224,275 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Middle River, MD · Space Structures Complex (SSC)
• Posted: 2025-12-15 · over 60 days ago

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

Level: Senior. The title says "Senior".

Must have

• Design and develop tools and hardware to enable vehicle processing and ensure required testing abilities.
• Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering required.
• 5+ years of experience in building and testing of hardware associated to a launch vehicle and its environments.
• Master of Science degree in aerospace, mechanical, or manufacturing or equivalent
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
• Regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, operate computer keyboard and controls, and communicate verbally and in writing.

Conditions

• Must be physically able to commute to buildings

Main duties

• Develop con-ops, design and drive build of associated ground support tooling and processes for handling components and integrated stages of the Neutron Launc…
• Develop and execute procedures for the integration of Neutron Launch Vehicle flight hardware and ground support equipment.
• Support Neutron Integration Manager in developing and enabling day-to-day execution of the 1 st and 2 nd stage vehicle integration, propellant system, avioni…
• Contribute, develop, and own work procedures and documentation of non-conformances into actionable items and system improvements.
• Maintain integrated planning documents that are inclusive of Launch Vehicle configurations and work scope.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in Maryland: $123k a year (56 listings, 16 employers). This listing is 44% higher.
• 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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