Senior Fluid Systems Engineer I

Rocket Lab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab seeks a Senior Stage Fluids Engineer to own design, build, test, and review of fluid systems between tanks and engines for the Neutron launch vehicle. You will translate vehicle requirements into a robust fluid network enabling reusability and reliability in demanding conditions.

Responsibilities include designing plumbing systems and components, providing design feedback, and analyzing systems under launch environments to ensure performance and safety across the vehicle.

Qualifications

• Design plumbing systems and components for launch vehicles.
• Analyze fluid systems under harsh launch conditions.

Responsibilities

• Design plumbing systems, components, and their secondary structures.
• Provide feedback on designs, drawings, and methodology.
• Analyze fluid systems and components in harsh launch environments.

Skills

Plumbing design

System analysis

Job description

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.

NEUTRON

Rocket Lab’s Neutron team is responsible for bringing our new large rocket Neutron and its launch and test sites to life. From designing and testing Neutron’s structures and components, to firing up its new Archimedes engines, to setting up Neutron’s launch pads and test sites across the United States, joining the Neutron team is your opportunity to help launch a new large rocket for the very first time.

SENIOR STAGE FLUIDS ENGINEER

A Senior Stage Fluids Engineer, Neutron owns the design, build, test, and review of multiple fluid systems across the Neutron launch vehicle. Our team owns all plumbing and systems between the tanks and the engines. Your work within the Fluid Systems department will turn vehicle‑level requirements into a fluid network that enables Neutron to operate with aircraft‑like reusability and reliability.

WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO

• Design plumbing systems, components, and their secondary structures. Provide feedback to your peers on their designs, drawings, and methodology.
• Analyze these systems and components in the harsh and dynamic environments of launch. Review and