Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Lead high-volume satellite production from concept through qualification and full-rate manufacture. Own rate, yield, unit cost and technical roadmap; manage cross-functional teams, suppliers, and subcontractors; resolve production and yield risks; scale manufacturing processes and coach program leaders; serve as primary customer and proposal interface.

Lead spacecraft integration and test campaigns, develop verification/validation and environmental test plans, operate and maintain environmental and GSE test systems, interface with test software and hardware-in-the-loop, investigate anomalies, and produce technical documentation for flight spacecraft systems.

Lead system- and component-level propulsion and fluidic development for space systems. Perform modeling, analysis, requirements definition, test planning/execution, and data analysis. Manage projects, make technical risk-based decisions, mentor engineers, and contribute to process and documentation.

Own and lead technical programs for advanced RF payloads from concept through flight-qualified, high-rate production. Coordinate cross-functional teams, manage suppliers and customers, mitigate technical/schedule/supply risks, and define the technical roadmap for national security and commercial missions.

Develop and maintain robotics and embedded software for robotic platforms, motion-control, sensing, machine interfaces, test systems, and production tools. Support full software lifecycle from concept, simulation, hardware bring-up, integration, testing, deployment, troubleshooting, and production support. Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, controls, manufacturing, and quality teams to define requirements, integrate with motors/actuators/sensors/motion controllers/vision systems, and ensure software quality via code reviews, CI/CD, automated testing, and documentation.

Support full talent acquisition lifecycle at Rocket Lab's Long Beach site: source and screen candidates, coordinate interviews, assist hiring initiatives, and engage with People & Culture processes while learning from mentors and participating in intern events.

Lead design, implementation, optimization, and maintenance of HR systems (Workday/ADP). Build reports and dashboards, ensure data integrity across integrations, identify automation opportunities, test systems, troubleshoot user issues, and work with vendors on benefits/payroll integrations.

Provide HRIS support and solutions for Workday and ADP systems: implement, configure, maintain HR systems; build reports and dashboards; ensure data integrity; document solutions; test systems and resolve user issues; collaborate with HR, Finance, Payroll, IT, and vendors.

Manage month‑end and year‑end close, process journal entries, reconcile balance sheet accounts, maintain fixed asset register, oversee AR/AP and GRNI, prepare trial balances and variance analysis, assist cash forecasting, support audits, and coordinate cross‑functional sales order entry.

Design, model, analyze, and test guidance, navigation, and control systems for launch vehicles. Perform trajectory and mission analyses, Monte Carlo simulations, HITL testing, flight code development, and customer-facing mission definition and proposal support.