Propulsion Systems Engineer II — Spacecraft

Rocket Lab - Events; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Stock purchase program

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rocket Lab’s Space Systems division in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer II to own propulsion system development and lead end-to-end engineering efforts.

The role requires a bachelor’s in engineering, 2+ years in propulsion, and US citizenship with the ability to obtain/maintain a security clearance; you’ll work on high-performance space systems for civil, commercial, and defense customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of propulsion system development experience or related high-performance field.
• US citizenship is required due to program requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own development of new or existing products or systems, acting as technical lead to guide team through end-to-end development process.
• Conceptual and detailed performance calculations, systems modelling, analysis, and system designs.
• Requirements gathering, definition, and management. Systems engineering activities and leadership within the team.
• Test planning, setup, instrumentation, execution, and data analysis.
• Communicate with project stakeholders internal and external to the team.
• Technical risk-based decision making to the right/best solution when faced with an engineering challenge.
• Project management including schedule building and maintenance, identifying top priority items, tasking of other engineers and technicians, and communication of status to leadership and other teams.
• Mentorship and coaching of people within the team on technical and professional development.
• Defining and maintaining standard of excellence for their team through documentation, training, coaching, and review of others’ work.
• Contributing to engineering process development and documentation at Rocket Lab related to areas of experience.

Skills

Propulsion experience

Security clearance eligible

US citizenship required

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline

Job description

Rocket Lab’s Space Systems division in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer II to own propulsion system development and lead end-to-end engineering efforts.

The role requires a bachelor’s in engineering, 2+ years in propulsion, and US citizenship with the ability to obtain/maintain a security clearance; you’ll work on high-performance space systems for civil, commercial, and defense customers.