# Senior Program Manager II - Advanced RF Systems (TS/SCI) at Rocket Lab

- Company: Rocket Lab
- What the company does: The end-to-end space company delivering reliable launch services, spacecraft, satellite components. Backed by Bessemer and Khosla.
- Company website: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Long Beach, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-15
- Apply by: 2026-11-29
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/rocketlab/jobs/8034765003?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/rocket-lab-senior-program-manager-ii-advanced-rf-systems-ts-sci/

## About the role

Based at Rocket Lab's global headquarters in Long Beach, CA, you are the program authority for our next-generation RF systems and payloads. You own the technical roadmap and strategic program decisions from the first “blank sheet” prototype, through flight qualification, and into high-rate production. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in physics, math, science, or other technical discipline
- 8+ years of aerospace program management experience
- A demonstrated track record of owning a technical program, product, or team end to end and carrying it across the finish line under real pressure — we hire on what you've shipped, not years logged
- Evidence you've moved real hardware and software from prototype toward scalable, flight-ready production
- Understanding of the nuances of transponders, SAR, or advanced communication systems
- Experience identifying technical, schedule, or supply-chain risk and neutralizing it before it impacts the mission

Tags: USA Space Systems

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