Envié una solicitud electrónica. El proceso duró 4 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Rocket Lab (Long Beach, CA) en ago 2020
Entrevista
I applied online. I started with a phone screen with the recruiter which was really easy. Just discussed the resume and specifics about couple experiences on the resume. Recruiter didn't ask any technical or case-based questions, which I appreciated, because it's always apparent when a recruiter works off a rubric for technical jobs and tries to be knowledgeable on questions they don't understand.
Following that I had a video interview scheduled with the hiring manager a few days later. The interview was pretty unstructured and overall not challenging. Felt like a weird mix of fit and technical. Just be ready to decompose experience on your resume in a sound technical manner. I applied a month before this interview and realized during the interview that I applied to a spacecraft position, and to both mine and Rocket Lab's benefit realized it wasn't a good fit. I can't remember now why I applied to a spacecraft position, but I had no interest in working on Photon, but rather Electron. Additionally they seemed to be looking for experience that spanned the full product lifecycle, and my work was on early stage portion of space programs.
After the interview was over the hiring manager actually indicated that I'll be handed off to the next step in the process, and wished me best of luck. But a couple days later I got the rejection from the recruiter, so I was surprised, but not exactly disappointed. I'm glad they worked fast. They did seem to have a chip on their shoulder about living in SpaceX's shadow, and don't seem too thrilled about rideshare developments, but both in the interview and marketing online they make it clear that they've got great market share for the things they're doing - and they do. I wish them the best! I'll always support commercial space advancement.
Preguntas de entrevista [2]
Pregunta 1
How exactly did you go about executing your work in this job?
Envié una solicitud electrónica. El proceso duró 2 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Rocket Lab (Long Beach, CA) en mar 2026
Entrevista
It was pretty straightforward, talked with the technical recruiter first who went over behavioral and resume. The interview process is 4 rounds, no self presentation unless you aim for an internship.
Envié una solicitud electrónica. El proceso duró 3 días. Acudí a una entrevista en Rocket Lab (Auckland, )
Entrevista
Interview was with two lead engineers, The questions involved instrument usage oscilloscopes and multi-meters and how to reduce interference over cables i.e differential signaling plus some other electronics related questions, similar to the pre-interview test.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Typical questions such as name a time you had a disagreement or conflict with a colleague and how did you resolve the situation?
Envié una solicitud electrónica. El proceso duró 2 meses. Acudí a una entrevista en Rocket Lab en feb 2024
Entrevista
Technical interview loop, where you meet with multiple engineers, managers, and then finally ending with bar-raiser interview with senior leadership. Lots of 'what if' scenarios and very through knowledge check of the fundamentals of Systems Engineering & Space Vehicle design. Overall very challenging but great to get to work with a team with deep technical knowledge and strong engineering fundamentals.
Preguntas de entrevista [2]
Pregunta 1
What are the types of things that you need to consider when designing a satellite for LEO vs GEO orbit?