Senior Combustion Devices Engineer - Neutron Launcher

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase program

Subsidized EV charging

Onsite fitness centers

Discounted gym memberships

Complimentary snacks and beverages

50% merch store discount

Various employee discounts

Job summary

Rocket Lab Corporation in Long Beach, CA, seeks an experienced Senior Combustion Devices Engineer II or Principal Combustion Devices Engineer to own combustion devices for the Archimedes engine. You will design, analyze, and qualify components, collaborating with turbomachinery and engine systems teams to enable rapid iteration and reliable flights.

You will drive requirements, test plans, and manufacturability while supporting high cadence testing and re-flights.

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 interface owners to produce high-end, iteratable parts.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and build engineers to design easily manufacturable, cost-effective parts.
• Support test and launch teams to interpret data and enable high cadence tests and flights.

Skills

Combustion design

Fluid dynamics

Heat transfer

Structural mechanics

Design for manufacturability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

NX

ANSYS Mechanical

StarCCM

MATLAB

GD&T

TDK

ROCCID

PERCORP

CEA

ROCETS

Job description

Rocket Lab Corporation in Long Beach, CA, seeks an experienced Senior Combustion Devices Engineer II or Principal Combustion Devices Engineer to own combustion devices for the Archimedes engine. You will design, analyze, and qualify components, collaborating with turbomachinery and engine systems teams to enable rapid iteration and reliable flights.

You will drive requirements, test plans, and manufacturability while supporting high cadence testing and re-flights.