Senior Mechanical Test Engineer — Aerospace & Automation

Rocket Lab Corporation

Long Beach (CA)

On-site

USD 142,000 - 236,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program (15%"+

Stock option programs

Medical plans: HMO/PPO/HDHP with HSA

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays

Flexible spending accounts

Dependent care accounts

Paid parental leave

Disability and life insurance

401(k) with company match

Subsidized EV charging

Onsite fitness centers

Discounted gym memberships

Snacks and beverages

50% merch store discount

Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Mechanical Development & Test Engineer II in Long Beach, CA. This role focuses on end-to-end design, build, test and execution of complex test capabilities for spacecraft and subsystems, including automation and large-volume acceptance testing on the production floor.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in aerospace, proficiency with NX Nastran/NX CAD/Teamcenter, and experience with test automation and data analysis.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline.
8+ years of engineering experience in the aerospace industry.
Experience using NX Nastran, NX CAD, and Teamcenter packages.
Experience in component and system-level environmental testing.
Experience with test automation and post-test data analysis.
Master’s or PhD in mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline (nice to have).
Experience with Confluence and JIRA (nice to have).
Experience with Python for automation and data analysis (nice to have).
Experience leading teams of engineers and technicians (nice to have).

Responsibilities

Lead high-volume acceptance test infrastructure development and insertion into the production floor.
Advise on in-house test capabilities, limits, and future needs.
Manage test projects end-to-end, to include resourcing, scheduling, and budgeting as needed.
Hands-on work with test infrastructure implementation and validation.
Work closely with design and other test engineers to iterate through design concepts and determine test requirements.
Design complex Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) to support test implementation.