Principal Program Manager

Rocket Lab Corporation · Tucson

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Company
Rocket Lab Corporation
Location
Tucson
Posted
October 14, 2026

About this job

PRINCIPAL PROGRAM MANAGER Rocket Lab Optical Systems solves mission-critical space domain and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance challenges for Department of Defense and Intelligence Community customers. Our vision is to revolutionize the space-based payload market with innovative and novel designs for space, terrestrial, and airborne environments. Building on more than 20 years of electro-optical and infrared systems innovation from Geost, Rocket Lab Optical Systems delivers solutions to the warfighter for responsive, scalable sensing solutions across all orbital domains. As a Principal Program Manager for Rocket Lab Optical Systems in Tucson, AZ, you will lead EO/IR space missions and ground-based sensor networks, and the research.…

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