Launch Technician I - Mechanical

Rocket Lab · Mahia, NZ

Posted Sep 2, 2026

Est. total comp~$110K–$157K

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ABOUT ROCKET LAB

Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us.

ELECTRON

Rocket Lab’s Electron team is responsible for building, testing, and launching our Electron rocket across our launch sites and test facilities in the United States and New Zealand. Electron is one of the world’s most frequently launched rockets, and our team behind its success are diligent, move fast, and have each other’s back to deliver a reliable rocket to the launch pad time and time again.

LAUNCH TECHNICIAN I - MECHANICAL

As a Launch Technician - Mechanical based at Rocket Lab’s site in Mahia, Gisborne, New Zealand you will be integral to enabling launches at the highest rate. You will be working with a tight-knit team of technicians and engineers to build, test, operate and maintain critical launch systems. This is your opportunity to join a driven team that’s tackling challenging projects, delivering on exciting missions, and making an impact on the future of space!

WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO:

Fit-out, assemble and install launch pad systems, such as heavy engineering structures, mechanisms, fluid lines and associated components, electrical and control hardware and RF equipment. …

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Hydraulics

Skills and tools: RF, Machining, Hydraulics, Forklift, Schematics

Clearance and work authorization: US person (ITAR / export control), US citizenship

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Crew department: Surface Ops

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Operations planning and scheduling
Field test and integration
Reading drawings and procedures
Safety and hazard analysis
Equipment telemetry and logs

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