Mechanical Test Engineer I

Rocket Lab USA; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab USA in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Mechanical Test Engineer I to support the design, build, and execution of internal test capabilities for spacecraft and subsystems. You will help set up qualification and acceptance tests for satellite components and systems.

The role involves conducting hardware tests that may cover avionics boxes, complex mechanisms, and fully integrated spacecraft under stress environments to ensure reliability and mission readiness.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, build, and execution of internal test capabilities.
• Assist with test setups for qualification and acceptance tests for satellite components and systems.
• Hardware tests may include avionics boxes, complex mechanisms, and fully integrated spacecraft in stress environments.

Job description

ABOUT ROCKET LAB

Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity's reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us.

SPACE SYSTEMS

At Rocket Lab, we're not just launching rockets - we're building the future of space. Our Space Systems team builds everything from complete spacecraft, precision payloads to the components and subsystems that allow them to thrive in space, like solar panels, flight software, star trackers, optical systems, separation systems, radios, and more.

Our Space Systems team has enabled more than 1,700 missions, ranging from interplanetary exploration, in-space manufacturing to national security and defense initiatives. The team has built spacecraft, payloads, and components for missions to the Moon and Mars, working with partners including NASA, the Space Development Agency, and the U.S. Space Force. Whether it's a single high-performance spacecraft, constellation, or the vertically integrated components that help them get to space - our world class Space Systems team is empowering some of the boldest and most ambitious space missions.

MECHANICAL TEST ENGINEER I

Based out of Rocket Lab's global headquarters in Long Beach, CA, the Mechanical Test Engineer I isresponsible for supporting the design, build, and execution of internal test capabilities. This may include assisting with test setups for qualification and acceptance tests for satellite components and systems. Hardware tests may include avionics boxes, complex mechanisms, and fully integrated spacecraft instressingenvironments.

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