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      Rocket Lab

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      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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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).

      Reviews by job title

      262 reviews
      4.0
      Jun 15, 2023

      Great

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fun, exciting work, challenging and always focused

      Cons

      Generally none — all places are minor issues

      3.0
      Jun 14, 2023

      It’s Worth a try

      Mechanical development engineer i
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very unique place to work, lots of design freedom with development projects. Get to experience everything from design, test and manufacture. The people are great and everyone loves what they do. No one there won’t go above and beyond to get the job done. High exposure to all things rockets, short development timelines and very hands on. It’s a great place to work but it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. I’d recommend the place but only if you knew what you were getting into.

      Cons

      Very large disparity between US based and NZ based engineers, I’m talking over double what the NZ engineers are getting paid for the same position. Technicians get paid overtime but engineers don’t yet there’s a culture where everyone works 10+ hours a day to get the job done. High expectations make set backs all the more stressful and you are often given tasks you’re not qualified for to fill the resource gaps. The career grading matrix makes it seem like personal development is a priority but when performance reviews come round it’s mostly a box ticking session and if you don’t have all the points you don’t go up. They are also annual so join at the wrong time and you’re doing an extra year without the promotion. Overall the cons make it difficult to want to stay here long term unless you have been awarded heaps of stock to stick around.

      5.0
      Jun 12, 2023

      Equally rewarding as it is challenging

      Senior engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - seeing rockets on a daily basis never gets old - intellectually stimulating - comradery - individual ability to noticeably impact business - (small) company gym

      Cons

      - team size vs workload - burnout potential

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