Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Rocket Lab Expands In Long Beach, Ramps Hiring

Huntington Beach-based small satellite launch provider Rocket Lab said on Tuesday that it is expanding in Long Beach, with a new facility which will both be a corporate headquarters as well as a production complex. The company says it has more than 50 positions open at the new Long Beach location, including jobs in engineering, avionics production, Mission Management, Launch Services and more. Rocket Lab--which has been launching its rockets from New Zealand, but recently opened up its first U.S. launch site at Wallops Island, Virginia--said the expanded facility has been designed to product more than 12 of its Electron launch vehicles each year, as well as production of its launch engines. Rocket Lab explained that it expects to launch its first satellites built in the new facility in Q3 of 2020. Rocket Lab is led by founder and CEO Peter Beck.