Job brief: GNC Engineer II

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• 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 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address Rocket Lab's board gives for this job.
• 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 $137,500 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Littleton, CO · EDC
• Posted: 2026-07-20 · over 60 days ago

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

Level: Mid level. The posting asks for 2+ years of experience.

Must have

• Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of industry experience in GNC/ADCS
• Active Secret security clearance OR Ability to obtain and maintain one
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• 3+ years’ experience in modelling, simulation and/or control of dynamics systems, particularly rigid bodies
• 3+ years’ experience with Python development
• 3+ years’ experience with data analysis using MATLAB and/or SciPy

Conditions

• paid vacation , holidays , and sick leave ;

Main duties

• Work with external stakeholders and customers for mission-specific requirements engineering
• Support hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing to verify trajectories, GNC, and flight code performance
• Develop and support release of flight code for pre-launch ground testing, launch, and mission operations
• Develop tools and processes for automating common GNC modelling and analysis tasks

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in Colorado: $133k a year (85 listings, 27 employers). This listing is 10% lower.
• Across Rocket Lab's 452 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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