Production Planner II

About Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab is an end‑to‑end space company delivering responsive launch services, complete spacecraft design and manufacturing, payloads, satellite components, and more. Our rockets and satellites enable ambitious missions supporting scientific exploration, Earth observation, climate change mitigation, national security, and new technology demonstrations.

Based onsite at Rocket Lab’s headquarters in Long Beach, CA, Production Planners manage work order scheduling, ensuring coordination across Engineering, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, and Finance. They oversee production scheduling, lead times, yield management, and engineering build timelines to keep the production queue moving with priority and no blockers.

• Supply and fulfillment planning within MRP for Production work orders.
• Release work orders to Production and kit requests to Inventory.
• Create visibility of material position with balance reports, shortage reports, and clear‑to‑build reports.
• Support prioritization and expedite subassemblies to meet integration timelines.
• Ensure accurate part master data within MRP for Production parts.
• Understand material demand and configuration accuracy.
• Collaborate across functional teams to achieve company goals.

• 2+ years of experience and a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent; 6+ years total work experience).
• Proven ability to conduct clear build reviews and expedite materials through production.
• Knowledge of Production Planning fundamentals for master data management, batch processing, and issue ticket disposition.
• Proficiency in MRP systems, MS Office, ERP systems, math, and statistics.

• Experience in aerospace, EV automotive, or other disruptive manufacturing industries.
• Rapid‑growth environment experience.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience with AS9100 and U.S. export controls.
• Strong organizational and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Prior experience in rapid growth environment.
• Experience with SQL, Python or R.

This position may require prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate levels of noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.

Base salary (CA Only): $72,000—$90,000 USD. Compensation may vary based on job‑related knowledge, skills, education, and experience. Employees may also receive company equity and a robust benefits package including medical (HMO, PPO, HSA), dental, vision, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, flexible spending, dependent care, parental leave, disability, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan with company match.

To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations (ITAR), applicable candidates must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, or volunteers authorized by the Department of State or Commerce. U.S. office candidates must be eligible for ITAR authorizations;
New Zealand office candidates must hold citizenship of certain countries as required by U.S. regulations.

Rocket Lab provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment at Rocket Lab, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for the application/interview process in the United States should contact Giulia Johnson at