Senior Space Systems Engineer I — Mission Lead

Rocket Lab Corp.; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab's Space Systems team designs spacecraft, payloads, and critical subsystems for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The Senior Systems Engineer I will help define budgets, requirements, test plans, and lead technical development of spacecraft missions.

The role is based in Long Beach, CA, requires 5+ years in aerospace engineering and an active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility, supporting civil, commercial, and defense programs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering experience in the aerospace industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field required.
• Active Secret Clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain technical budgets for spacecraft missions.
• Define system requirements and verification techniques.
• Create simulations and analyses of vehicle functions.
• Plan tests and analyze data to verify performance.
• Lead technical development of spacecraft missions and collaborate with teams.

Skills

Aerospace experience

Budgeting

Requirements definition

Test planning

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s or PhD in engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

STK

JAMA/DOORS

Job description

Rocket Lab's Space Systems team designs spacecraft, payloads, and critical subsystems for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The Senior Systems Engineer I will help define budgets, requirements, test plans, and lead technical development of spacecraft missions.

The role is based in Long Beach, CA, requires 5+ years in aerospace engineering and an active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility, supporting civil, commercial, and defense programs.