How to Get a Job or Internship at ROKETSAN
ROKETSAN hires almost entirely through its own online portal, kariyer.roketsan.com.tr, rather than general job boards. The company’s main entry routes for students are R-Force, a part-time candidate-engineer track for third- and fourth-year engineering students, and Stage Technical, its internship programme; CAMPus, a limited-enrolment online training camp, runs as a separate seasonal programme. ROKETSAN does not publish salary figures; third-party Turkish salary-reporting sites put engineer pay above the general market average, but the estimates disagree with each other and should be treated as rough guides only.
Photo: Indonesian Army delegation, including the Deputy Chief of Staff, reviewing a production facility and training programme at ROKETSAN’s Ankara site, October 2025. Credit: Penerangan Pusat Kesenjataan Artileri Medan TNI-AD, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Direct answer
ROKETSAN (Roketsan Roket Sanayii ve Ticaret A.Ş.) recruits almost exclusively for engineering, production and technical roles at its Ankara-area sites — the Elmadağ headquarters and plant, the Kırıkkale rocket-fuel and propellant facility, and the Lalahan missile-integration facility opened in 2026. All applications go through the company’s own careers portal, kariyer.roketsan.com.tr, where candidates can browse open positions (“Açık Pozisyonlar”), complete an online assessment if invited, or leave a CV on file for future openings. ROKETSAN is not listed on general Turkish job boards as a primary poster; third-party sites such as kariyer.net occasionally mirror individual postings, but the company’s own portal is the only source DefenceMENA treats as authoritative for current openings, programme names and eligibility.
| Official careers portal | kariyer.roketsan.com.tr |
| Main job locations | Elmadağ (Ankara) headquarters and production plant; Kırıkkale rocket-fuel facility; Lalahan missile-integration facility (opened 2026) |
| Main hiring focus | Engineering (mechanical, electrical-electronics, aerospace, software, chemical, industrial, metallurgy and materials), production/manufacturing engineering, and specialist/technician roles |
| Named talent programmes (as of 2026) | R-Force (candidate-engineer track, with CORE and PROD sub-tracks reported in 2026 postings); Stage Technical (internship); CAMPus (seasonal online training camp for 2nd-3rd year students) |
| Workforce size | Not officially disclosed. Third-party estimate (Revelio Labs, Aug 2026) ~11,800; ROKETSAN states separately it employs 3,200 R&D engineers (May 2026) |
| Salary data | Not officially published by ROKETSAN. Third-party estimates vary widely (see Salaries section below) — treat as indicative only |
| Employee benefits (official, as of 2026) | Private health insurance for employee and family, one paid birthday leave day, education allowance, postgraduate scholarship/paid study leave, achievement awards, marriage/birthday gifts, life insurance, staff transport, ROSET social and sports clubs |
How do you apply for a job at ROKETSAN?
All ROKETSAN hiring runs through kariyer.roketsan.com.tr. The portal lets a candidate either apply directly to a listed open position or submit a general CV (“Öz Geçmiş Bırak”) to be considered for future roles. Candidates who are shortlisted receive a login code for the company’s online “Değerlendirme Merkezi” (Assessment Centre), where they complete the required evaluations before any interview stage. ROKETSAN’s own talent-management page separately describes university partnerships — joint coursework, bachelor’s-degree projects and campus career fairs — as an additional channel the company uses to identify and later recruit graduating students, rather than a programme candidates apply to directly.
What talent and internship programmes does ROKETSAN run?
ROKETSAN has used several named programmes for students and new graduates; not all are active at every point in the year, and some names appear to have changed or expanded between the company’s main HR pages and its careers portal. The table below lists what is publicly documented, with the source for each.
| Programme | What it is | Eligibility (as reported) | Status / timing | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R-Force (CORE & PROD tracks) | Part-time candidate-engineer programme described by ROKETSAN’s own careers portal as its “award-winning young talent program.” 2026 third-party job postings describe two tracks: R-Force CORE (R&D-oriented, projects cited include AKYA, TAYFUN, METE) and R-Force PROD (production-oriented, projects cited include HİSAR, ÇAKIR, TEBER, UMTAS, KARAOK) | 3rd/4th-year engineering student, GPA ≥3.00/4.00, able to work on-site at least one day/week (per 2026 job-board posting; not independently confirmed on ROKETSAN’s own pages) | Ongoing programme; specific 2026 postings had closed as of early October 2026 | kariyer.roketsan.com.tr; kampusum.co job posting (3 Jul 2026 and 24 Apr 2026 captures) |
| Stage Technical / Internship Program | ROKETSAN’s internship route, referenced on the careers portal as one of its “Genç Yetenek ve Staj Programlarımız” (young-talent and internship programmes) | Not specified on ROKETSAN’s own pages. ROKETSAN’s talent-management page separately links a general internship listing to an external vizyonergenc.com posting that appeared outdated (titled “roketsan-2021-staj-ilani”) at time of research | Ongoing, exact cycle not published | kariyer.roketsan.com.tr; roketsan.com.tr/en/human-resources/talent-management |
| Candidate Engineer Program | Described on ROKETSAN’s talent-management page as helping “young talents in their last year of undergraduate studies” start their careers with mentoring | Final-year undergraduate | Applications described as open; no fixed dates published | roketsan.com.tr/en/human-resources/talent-management |
| CAMPus (Learning & Development Camp for Engineers) | An online, evenings-based training camp run by ROKETSAN experts, covering rocket/missile technology basics, project management and career-management topics — not an internship or paid placement | Turkish citizen; 2nd/3rd-year student in electrical-electronics, mechanical, mechatronics, aerospace/aviation, materials, chemical or physics engineering; GPA ≥3.00/4.00; no prior CAMPus participation | 2026 cycle ran 6 July–31 August 2026; applications closed 10 May 2026. Limited quota, selection by email. Next cycle not yet announced as of October 2026 | kampusum.co job-board posting (24 Apr 2026 capture) |
Because R-Force, Stage Technical, the Candidate Engineer Program and CAMPus are documented across different ROKETSAN-linked pages with some overlapping descriptions, candidates should treat the company’s live careers portal as the final word on which programmes are currently open, rather than any single page cited here, including this one.
What kind of roles does ROKETSAN hire for?
ROKETSAN’s hiring is overwhelmingly technical. A Turkish news report citing the company’s own careers portal activity in September 2026 listed open roles spanning air-defence systems engineering, power-electronics design, mechanical design, avionics systems engineering and process engineering, mostly based at the company’s Ankara-area sites. This is a reported snapshot of one month’s postings, not a standing list — current vacancies must be checked directly on kariyer.roketsan.com.tr. ROKETSAN also separately posts occasional non-engineering roles, such as an occupational-health nurse position for its Ankara and Kırıkkale sites, listed on the general job board kariyer.net.
What is it like to work at ROKETSAN?
ROKETSAN’s own human-resources page describes its approach as “Strategic Human Resources Management” built around “creating value for our employees,” and states the company runs internal channels for employee feedback plus an employee support programme. Documented benefits, as published by the company, include private health insurance for the employee and their family, one paid “Birthday Leave” day a year, an education allowance for training beyond what a role requires, scholarship and paid study leave for postgraduate education that benefits the company, and “Achievement and Service Awards” for employee-proposed improvements. Other listed social benefits include marriage and birthday gifts, an early-childhood education allowance, life insurance, staff transport and company-provided meals at its campuses. Employees can take part in ROKETSAN’s social and sports clubs, grouped under “ROSET” (Roketsan Social Activities Community), covering activities from athletics, football, climbing and e-sports to chess, music and travel.
Independent, non-official perspectives are mixed and anecdotal: Turkish career-advice sites that compile candidate reports on ROKETSAN’s interview process describe a multi-stage process typically including an online assessment, a technical interview and an HR interview, and employee-review aggregators cite job security and defence-sector prestige as commonly mentioned positives. DefenceMENA has not independently verified individual anecdotal claims on third-party review sites and presents them only as a general signal, not as fact.
How much does ROKETSAN pay?
ROKETSAN does not publish salary figures. Third-party Turkish salary-reporting sites offer estimates that disagree substantially with each other: one site’s 2026 analysis (based on data it says is from 2025) put average monthly pay for a mechanical engineer around 95,000 TL and for a systems engineer around 85,400 TL, while a broader company-level estimate put ROKETSAN’s full pay band at roughly 65,000-190,000 TL a month with no role breakdown. A separate general claim, without a cited source, holds that Turkish defence majors including ASELSAN, Turkish Aerospace (TAI) and ROKETSAN pay engineers 30-50% above the general market average. None of these figures is official, they do not agree with one another, and actual pay varies by role, seniority, education and the specific site. Candidates should treat every number in this section as a third-party estimate only, not a confirmed figure.
Where is ROKETSAN based, and does it hire outside Türkiye?
ROKETSAN’s hiring is centred on its Türkiye operations: the Elmadağ headquarters and main plant near Ankara, the Kırıkkale rocket-fuel and propellant facility, and the Lalahan missile-integration facility that opened in 2026 as part of the company’s roughly $1 billion (of a planned $2 billion) capacity-expansion programme. DefenceMENA found no evidence of ROKETSAN operating a standing overseas recruitment office; its joint-production and technology-transfer agreements with export partners — for example with Indonesia on the Khan guided-rocket programme, or with Gulf partners such as SAMI in Saudi Arabia — are industrial-cooperation arrangements between companies and governments, not direct ROKETSAN job postings abroad. Readers researching those partnerships can see DefenceMENA’s ROKETSAN in the Middle East and ROKETSAN in Africa hubs for the underlying contracts and export relationships.
Frequently asked questions
How do I apply for a job at ROKETSAN?
Apply directly through the company’s own careers portal, kariyer.roketsan.com.tr. You can apply to a specific listed opening or leave a general CV on file; shortlisted candidates complete an online assessment before any interview.
What is ROKETSAN’s R-Force programme?
R-Force is ROKETSAN’s main candidate-engineer talent programme for third- and fourth-year engineering students, described by the company as part-time and requiring at least one day a week on-site. 2026 postings referenced two tracks, R-Force CORE (R&D-oriented) and R-Force PROD (production-oriented).
Does ROKETSAN offer internships?
Yes, under the name Stage Technical on its careers portal, alongside a separately described Candidate Engineer Program for final-year students on the company’s human-resources pages. Exact eligibility and application windows are not published consistently across ROKETSAN’s own pages, so candidates should check the live portal.
What is CAMPus?
CAMPus is a seasonal, online, evenings-based training camp for second- and third-year engineering students, covering rocket and missile technology basics plus career-management topics. It is not a paid internship. Its 2026 cycle ran 6 July-31 August 2026 with applications closed by 10 May 2026; the next cycle has not been announced.
How much does ROKETSAN pay its engineers?
ROKETSAN does not publish salary data. Third-party Turkish salary sites give estimates that disagree with each other, roughly in an 65,000-190,000 TL a month range depending on role and source; treat these as rough, unofficial guides only.
Where are ROKETSAN’s jobs located?
Almost all documented ROKETSAN roles are at its Ankara-area sites: the Elmadağ headquarters/plant, the Kırıkkale propellant facility, and the Lalahan missile-integration facility opened in 2026. No evidence was found of a standing overseas ROKETSAN recruitment office.
Sources
- ROKETSAN: Human Resources (official, accessed October 2026)
- ROKETSAN: Talent Management — Candidate Engineer and Internship Programs (official, accessed October 2026)
- ROKETSAN: Life at Roketsan — benefits and ROSET social clubs (official, accessed October 2026)
- ROKETSAN official careers portal: kariyer.roketsan.com.tr (R-Force, Stage Technical, Assessment Centre, open positions; accessed October 2026)
- Milli Gazete: report on ROKETSAN’s September 2026 open engineering positions
- kampusum.co: ROKETSAN R-Force CORE & PROD candidate-engineering programme posting (2026 cycle)
- kampusum.co: ROKETSAN CAMPus 2026 training-camp posting
- kariyer.net: ROKETSAN company profile and job listings
- Envanter Medya: “ROKETSAN İşe Alım Süreci: Başvurudan Teklife Adım Adım” (Turkish-language background on the hiring process)
- ROKETSAN: official website (accessed October 2026)
