Principal Combustion Devices Engineer, Space Propulsion

Rocket Lab USA; Long Beach (CA); Presencial; USD 132.000 - 270.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

EV charging subsidy

Onsite fitness centers

Discounted gym memberships

Free snacks and beverages

50% merch store discount

Employee stock purchase program

Descripción de la vacante

Rocket Lab USA in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Senior/Principal Combustion Devices Engineer to lead development of combustion devices for the Archimedes engine and support high-cadence launches. You will own design, analysis, manufacturing support, and flight success, contributing to Neutron rockets and company growth.

The role requires 8+ years of experience in combustion devices, strong knowledge of fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and manufacturing methods, with a Bachelor’s in engineering.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent.
• 8+ years of combustion device design experience.
• In-depth knowledge of combustion and fluid dynamics, heat transfer and structural mechanics.
• Fundamental understanding of design principals and manufacturing methods.

Responsabilidades

• Design, analyze, and perform trades studies to achieve programmatic targets.
• Define requirements, test and flight qualification plans.
• Work with the interface owners, like turbomachinery and engine systems teams, to make a high-end product that could be iterated fast and seamlessly.
• Work with manufacturing and build engineers to design easily manufacturable, cost-effective, beautiful parts.
• Work with the test and launch teams to interpret data and provide solutions to enable a high cadence - of tests, flights and re-flights.

Conocimientos

Combustion device design

Fluid dynamics

Heat transfer

Structural mechanics

Educación

Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent

Herramientas

NX

ANSYS Mechanical

StarCCM

MATLAB

GD&T

TDK

ROCCID

PERCORP

CEA

ROCETS

Descripción del empleo

Rocket Lab USA in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Senior/Principal Combustion Devices Engineer to lead development of combustion devices for the Archimedes engine and support high-cadence launches. You will own design, analysis, manufacturing support, and flight success, contributing to Neutron rockets and company growth.

The role requires 8+ years of experience in combustion devices, strong knowledge of fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and manufacturing methods, with a Bachelor’s in engineering.