Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer – Mechanisms Leader

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); Vor Ort; USD 115.000 - 194.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Equity grant

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Healthcare plans (HMO, PPO, HDHP)

Vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Stock discounts

Zusammenfassung

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer I to join our Space Systems team. You will develop high performance satellite deployment systems, mechanisms, and spacecraft bus configurations, and work hands-on with flight hardware.

The role supports civil, commercial, and defense customers, with opportunities to lead design reviews, perform hand-calcs/FEA, and own components from concept to production.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering; or other engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience.
• Experience with CAD modeling and drawing.
• U.S. citizenship is required, due to program requirements.

Aufgaben

• Support the Business Development team with proposals and mission concepts.
• Develop high performance and lightweight satellite systems, mechanisms, and satellite bus configurations for our customers.
• Develop concepts and satellite configurations for high value science and interplanetary missions.
• Define what mechanisms look like on a modern satellite system/bus.
• Own component designs from conceptual design through production, test, and operation.
• Perform hand-calcs and FEA to drive design decisions.
• Lead key component design, manufacturing, and test reviews.
• Create and maintain product definition through CAD, production drawings, and test and operations procedures.
• Manage development schedules, vendors, budgets, and other project deliverables.

Kenntnisse

CAD modeling

Mechanical design

Hand-calcs/FEA

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Master’s or PhD in aerospace or mechanical engineering (nice to have)

Jobbeschreibung

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer I to join our Space Systems team. You will develop high performance satellite deployment systems, mechanisms, and spacecraft bus configurations, and work hands-on with flight hardware.

The role supports civil, commercial, and defense customers, with opportunities to lead design reviews, perform hand-calcs/FEA, and own components from concept to production.