Senior Spacecraft Structural Engineer II - TS/SCI

Rocket Lab USA; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock purchase plan

EV charging stations

Onsite gym

Food and drinks at workplace

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rocket Lab USA in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Senior Spacecraft Structural Analysis Engineer II with TS/SCI clearance. You will define loads and environments, perform detailed structural analyses, and guide test validation for our Space Systems vehicles and components.

The role requires 8+ years in aerospace, NX Nastran/NX CAD/Teamcenter expertise, and collaboration with design and test teams to ensure structural margins. Base pay in California ranges with strong benefits and equity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• 8+ years of aerospace engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Define, process, and interpret ground/flight data for loads and environments.
• Perform structural analyses of primary/secondary vehicle structures.
• Conduct static, modal, random vibration, buckling, and thermoelastic simulations.
• Collaborate with design/test engineers to validate margins.
• Define test requirements and support subsystem testing.
• Lead technical projects within analysis and across teams.
• Implement new theory/tools and establish best practices.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

US citizenship

Aerospace engineering

NX Nastran

NX CAD

Teamcenter

Spacecraft structural analysis

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NX Nastran

NX CAD

Teamcenter

Job description

Rocket Lab USA in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Senior Spacecraft Structural Analysis Engineer II with TS/SCI clearance. You will define loads and environments, perform detailed structural analyses, and guide test validation for our Space Systems vehicles and components.

The role requires 8+ years in aerospace, NX Nastran/NX CAD/Teamcenter expertise, and collaboration with design and test teams to ensure structural margins. Base pay in California ranges with strong benefits and equity.