Senior/Principal Combustion Devices Engineer – Space Propulsion

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) with company match

Onsite fitness facilities and perks

Merchandise discounts

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA seeks Senior/Principal Combustion Devices Engineer to own design, analysis, and test of propulsion hardware for the Archimedes engine, including preburners, main injectors, thrust chambers and vacuum nozzles. You’ll lead trades and qualification plans, collaborate with turbomachinery and engine systems teams, and help achieve high cadence flights.

This role offers competitive pay, equity, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to contribute to a fast-growing

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 make a high-end product that can be iterated fast.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and build engineers to design easily manufacturable parts.
• Interpret data and provide solutions to enable a high cadence of tests and flights.

Skills

Combustion design

Fluid dynamics

Heat transfer

Structural mechanics

Design principles

Manufacturing methods

Project ownership

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

NX

ANSYS Mechanical

StarCCM

MATLAB

GD&T

TDK

ROCCID

PERCORP

CEA

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA seeks Senior/Principal Combustion Devices Engineer to own design, analysis, and test of propulsion hardware for the Archimedes engine, including preburners, main injectors, thrust chambers and vacuum nozzles. You’ll lead trades and qualification plans, collaborate with turbomachinery and engine systems teams, and help achieve high cadence flights.

This role offers competitive pay, equity, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to contribute to a fast-growing