Senior Propulsion Testing Engineer (Fluids)

Rocket Lab; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab Corporation in Auckland is seeking a Senior Propulsion and Fluids Test Engineer to take ownership of propulsion components and fluid systems. You will work on building test setups, running campaigns, and solving real-world problems in propulsion testing.

Joining the Space Systems team, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary engineers and help define and raise standards in testing. This role involves significant hands-on work and responsibility in a rapidly growing space company.

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing and testing propulsion, fluid, or other high-performance hardware.
• Strong hands-on background with instrumentation, data acquisition, and test execution.
• Experience working across the full development lifecycle, from requirements through to production.
• Confidence operating in ambiguity and making sound, first-principles engineering decisions.
• Experience with LabVIEW (or similar) and data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of propulsion components and fluid systems from early concept to production.
• Build test setups, run campaigns, analyze results, and solve problems.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to develop new systems and improve existing designs.
• Plan, instrument, execute, and analyze tests while communicating with stakeholders.

Skills

Propulsion hardware development and testing

Hands-on instrumentation and data acquisition

Experience in full development lifecycle

Confidence in engineering decisions

LabVIEW usage

Education

Advanced degree (Masters or PhD)

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

Job description

Rocket Lab Corporation in Auckland is seeking a Senior Propulsion and Fluids Test Engineer to take ownership of propulsion components and fluid systems. You will work on building test setups, running campaigns, and solving real-world problems in propulsion testing.

Joining the Space Systems team, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary engineers and help define and raise standards in testing. This role involves significant hands-on work and responsibility in a rapidly growing space company.