Senior Stage Fluids Engineer — Neutron Rocket

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier medical insurance

Dental and vision coverage

3 weeks paid vacation

5 days sick leave

11 paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase program

EV charging stations

Onsite gym

Food and drinks

Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Stage Fluids Engineer I for the Neutron program. You will own design, build, test, and review of fluid systems across the launch vehicle, owning plumbing between tanks and engines and ensuring aircraft-like reliability.

You will lead design validation, model system behavior, and collaborate across teams to deliver robust fluid networks for Neutron. This role requires deep background in aerospace fluid systems and leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ 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 a proven understanding of mechanical drafting and GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Design plumbing systems, components, and their secondary structures.
• Analyze systems in launch environments and review structural analyses of fluid components.
• Model systems to predict behavior under all conditions and improve modelling efficacy.
• Test and qualify these systems and modules.
• Manage requirements and implementation within the launch vehicle context.
• Integrate hardware into the vehicle.
• Review test data to optimize future designs.
• Collaborate with propulsion, structures, operations, and flight software teams.
• Create tools to enhance analysis capabilities and streamline workflows.
• Set design, production, and testing standards across the program.

Skills

5+ years experience

Fluid components design

DfM/DfAM

GD&T

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Job description

Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Stage Fluids Engineer I for the Neutron program. You will own design, build, test, and review of fluid systems across the launch vehicle, owning plumbing between tanks and engines and ensuring aircraft-like reliability.

You will lead design validation, model system behavior, and collaborate across teams to deliver robust fluid networks for Neutron. This role requires deep background in aerospace fluid systems and leadership.