Senior Stage Fluids Engineer - Launch Vehicle

Rocketlab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program (15%"%

Stock-based compensation

Top-tier medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays

Flexible spending accounts

Dependent care accounts

Parental leave

Disability and life insurance

401(k) with company match

EV charging subsidies

Onsite fitness centers

Gym discounts

Merchandise discounts

Job summary

Rocket Lab in California is seeking a Principal Stage Fluids Engineer to own design, build, test, and review of fluid systems across the Neutron launch vehicle. You will design plumbing, analyze in harsh launch environments, model system behavior, test and qualify components, and collaborate with propulsion, structures, and flight software teams to enable reusable, reliable flight operations.

Base pay range CA: $162,000—$243,000 USD with comprehensive benefits and stock options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant engineering discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in a hardware rich environment.
• Experience with fluid components design and usage for valves, pressure vessels, flex elements & fittings.
• Experience with DfM/DfAM, machining processes, and welding processes with GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Design plumbing systems, components and secondary structures and review peers’ designs.
• Analyze systems in harsh launch environments and review critical structural analyses.
• Model systems to predict behavior under all conditions and improve modelling efficacy.
• Test and qualify systems, components, and modules for flight readiness.
• Manage requirements, realization and implementation within the launch vehicle context.
• Integrate hardware into the vehicle and correlate test data to design decisions.
• Collaborate with propulsion, structures, mechanical, operations, and flight software teams.
• Create tools to enhance analysis capabilities and streamline launch operations.

Skills

Years of experience

Fluids design

DfM/DfAM

Machining & welding

GD&T understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Job description

Rocket Lab in California is seeking a Principal Stage Fluids Engineer to own design, build, test, and review of fluid systems across the Neutron launch vehicle. You will design plumbing, analyze in harsh launch environments, model system behavior, test and qualify components, and collaborate with propulsion, structures, and flight software teams to enable reusable, reliable flight operations.

Base pay range CA: $162,000—$243,000 USD with comprehensive benefits and stock options.