Senior Structural Analyst I — Space Propulsion

Rocket Lab USA; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Equity grant

Medical plans

Dental and vision

Paid vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays

401(k) with company match

EV charging subsidy

Onsite fitness centers

Discounted gym memberships

Snacks and beverages

Merchandise discount

Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Structural Analyst I in Long Beach, CA to drive structural analysis for the Neutron program. You will create analytical models for systems and parts and perform thermal, structural, and vibration analyses to support design, testing, and qualification of rocket hardware.

You will collaborate with design engineers, instrument hardware with sensors, document methods and results, and contribute to a fast-paced development program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience performing thermal, structural and vibration analysis for aerospace hardware.
• Mastery in thermal, structural, vibration and life assessment analysis best practices.
• Mastery in ductile and brittle material failure theories.
• Instrumenting hardware with strain gauges, thermocouples, accelerometers to anchor FEM results.
• Proficiency in finite element analysis using commercially available software.
• Programming in Python, Matlab, VBA, and/or C++.

Responsibilities

• Create system, subassemblies, and parts analytical models.
• Perform multiphysics structural, thermal, vibration, fatigue, and fracture analyses.
• Collaborate with design team to finalize hardware designs to meet vehicle requirements.
• Generate and maintain documentation of analyses for hardware reviews and qualification.
• Support stage, engine and subsystem testing through data review and recommendations.
• Develop standard practices for structural analysis and hand calculations.
• Provide direction to engineering on value analysis and delivery schedules.

Skills

FEM analysis

Thermal analysis

Vibration analysis

Strain gauge instrumentation

Python

Matlab

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering or related field

Tools

ANSYS Workbench

NASGRO

Job description

Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Structural Analyst I in Long Beach, CA to drive structural analysis for the Neutron program. You will create analytical models for systems and parts and perform thermal, structural, and vibration analyses to support design, testing, and qualification of rocket hardware.

You will collaborate with design engineers, instrument hardware with sensors, document methods and results, and contribute to a fast-paced development program.