Senior Combustion Devices Engineer for Space Propulsion

Rocketlab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Employee stock purchase program

Medical, dental, vision

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Senior Combustion Devices Engineer II or Principal Combustion Devices Engineer to lead the development of combustion devices for the Archimedes engine and the Neutron rocket. You’ll own design, analysis, test support, and flight qualifications, coordinating with turbomachinery, engine systems, and manufacturing to deliver high cadence tests and re-flights.

The role offers equity, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities to shape space

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Combustion design

Fluid dynamics

Heat transfer

Structural mechanics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent

Tools

NX

ANSYS Mechanical

Star CCM

MATLAB

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Senior Combustion Devices Engineer II or Principal Combustion Devices Engineer to lead the development of combustion devices for the Archimedes engine and the Neutron rocket. You’ll own design, analysis, test support, and flight qualifications, coordinating with turbomachinery, engine systems, and manufacturing to deliver high cadence tests and re-flights.

The role offers equity, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities to shape space