R&D Engineering Intern Summer 2027

Rocket Lab Corporation·Albuquerque, NM·Posted 17 September 2026

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ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us. As a R&D Engineering Intern based at Rocket Lab’s site in Albuquerque, New Mexico, you will have the opportunity to support the team with developing a process that can deposit a phase-change material that can favorably change the temperature of a solar array. The R&D team is responsible for array performance, array survivability, and array manufacturability and are qualifying and always improving the silicon array effort for constellations and other programs. WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO As an intern, you will work closely with your mentor and other employees within the department to apply your knowledge and grow your skills both technically and professionally Work with a fast-paced group of professionals to apply engineering and industry concepts to solve real challenges Attend frequent 1:1’s with mentors and supervisors to facilitate success and learning…

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