Great place - Principal Integration and Test Engineer Rocket Lab Employee Review

4.0
1 Dec 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Because it's a small company, you have the ability to directly impact direction - RL feels like we are at a point that SpaceX was at 5-10 years ago so there's a huge potential for growth here. - Restricted Stock Units make up for the lower salary, however, if you make it 4 years it's more than worth it and you come out ahead.

Cons

- PTO is way below average for the industry - Basic PPO Medical has a $4500 deductible so it's near ineffective unless there's a major health issue. - Interviewing process took 4 months - Don't only build out for what's needed today, think about what you will need the following year to avoid having to redo everything with upgrades. Basically try to avoid knowing rework in the future since that costs time and money.

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5.0
25 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great stock compensation. Great value in ESPP

Cons

Management refuses to spend money on hiring

3.0
3 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Learn a lot, good support from the team

Cons

Deadlines are always right around the corner and hours can jump to 60 hrs a week

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