Launch Systems Development Engineer II

Rocket Lab Corporation; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Auckland offers a Development Engineer role focused on design, testing, and continuous improvement of mission-critical mechanical systems for high-performance aerospace structures. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across analysis, testing, and manufacturing to drive rapid, safe innovation.

The ideal candidate brings a degree in aerospace/mechanical/mechatronic engineering and 3+ years experience in structures or mechanisms, with instrumentation and data

Qualifications

• Degree in aerospace, mechanical or mechatronic engineering or equivalent.
• 3+ years developing and testing high performance mechanical systems, with focus on structures/mechanisms.
• Experience with instrumentation selection, setup, post-processing, and interpretation of test data.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication and strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Produce and iterate conceptual designs in CAD and generate design docs and test fixtures.
• Formulate test plans, execute hands-on testing, and analyze results for structures-focused work.
• Collaborate with development and analysis teams for anomaly resolution and design improvements.
• Take ownership of improvements, plan tasks, estimate effort, and ship on time.
• Ensure health and safety policies are followed and report incidents promptly.

Skills

Instrumentation experience

Work under pressure

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Aerospace, mechanical or mechatronic engineering degree

Tools

NX CAD

SolidWorks

CATIA

Teamcenter

Windchill

MATLAB

LabVIEW

C++ programming

Job description

Rocket Lab in Auckland offers a Development Engineer role focused on design, testing, and continuous improvement of mission-critical mechanical systems for high-performance aerospace structures. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across analysis, testing, and manufacturing to drive rapid, safe innovation.

The ideal candidate brings a degree in aerospace/mechanical/mechatronic engineering and 3+ years experience in structures or mechanisms, with instrumentation and data