Rocket Lab reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(262 total reviews)
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Peter Beck

95% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Rocket Lab has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 262 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rocket Lab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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262 reviews
3.0
May 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Exposure to advanced aerospace and spacecraft technology. Fast career growth with strong technical learning opportunities. Passionate and highly skilled engineering teams

Cons

Long working hours and demanding schedules. High-pressure and fast-paced work environment. Compensation may feel lower compared to workload expectations.

1.0
May 7, 2026

Glorified Sweat Rocket Shop with Low Wage

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working at ever changing and highly demanding environment with great minds. Engineering side is state of the art. Ideas are flowing everywhere. It's amazing how they are sustaining these many launches with comparatively much smaller workforce. Peter Beck is the driving force of this company. Adam Spice is the second in command and the financial pillar.

Cons

> Ridiculously low morale company as you are never rewarded for your honest hard work if you are not backed by your superior. Some of the leaders are dangerously discriminative based on many parameters. > Depts like Supply Chain is a nightmare to work with as they command everything from Production to engineering to IT. > They will bring people from outside and not promote legitimate leaders within the company. > Lay offs are rampant and for weird reasons. There have been instances of Directors being fired because a reporting employee did not meet expectations. > NZ office has exits monitored and people are let go if they put less than acceptable hours. > People are lured into this launch company with meagre pay only to get burnt out in months. > HR worships the executives - no matter what they do, they are pretty much untouched. While employees are paid much lower compared to other aerospace companies - executives make fortune. > It's hard wear the false rocket company pride for long as your bank balance pinches you. > Good luck on getting even $10k budget approved as they are never seen as value add if they are not directly launch or space system related > There is fear instilled in everybody coz you can loose your job any moment. Escalations are treated as normal - that says a lot about this place.

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