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
Sep 29, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent benefits and ok pay for non degreed roles.

Cons

Executive and manufacturing leads are troublesome. Manufacturing team leads are clearly under experienced with team management and lack of diversity in the fullest. Only one person of color within RocketLab HQ in long beach California. Very disgusted at leadership and executive.

4.0
Jan 30, 2022

Space Systems: interesting projects & passionate people

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working at Rocket Lab has been fantastic. The space systems team is growing fast, but it's still small enough that you don't get silo'd and can have a big impact. Coworkers are all super passionate and great at what they do, and there are a lot of super interesting projects to work on.

Cons

Growth is hard, and the space systems division has not been immune to challenges with cross-program organization and resourcing (despite hiring across the board).

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Rocket Lab Response
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Hi there, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. It’s great to hear that your experience with Rocket Lab has been enjoyable so far! We agree that the amazing people and exciting projects at Rocket Lab is why it makes us an industry leader. However, we understand that Rocket Lab is growing at a rapid pace and there are areas that need further strengthening to help support our employees. Just know, we are working towards making future improvements to better support the team. Thank you again for your insight. It keeps us informed and helps us make Rocket Lab a great place to work. If you would like to provide additional feedback on how we can improve, you can email us completely in confidence at people&culture@rocketlabusa.com. -Rocket Lab People and Culture
1.0
May 7, 2026

Glorified Sweat Rocket Shop with Low Wage

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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