Senior Structural Analyst I — Space Propulsion (Equity)

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Stock purchase plan (ESPP) 15%discount

Medical plans

Dental and vision

Paid vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays

401(k) with company match

EV charging subsidy

Onsite fitness centers

Gym memberships discount

Snacks and beverages

Merchandise discount

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Structural Analyst I to support the Neutron program and propulsion hardware. You will build analytical models, run thermal/structural/vibration analyses, and collaborate with design teams to meet vehicle requirements.

You’ll document methods and results for reviews, support testing, and help advance standard practices and scheduling as the program evolves.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in 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.
• Experience instrumenting hardware with strain gauges, thermocouples, accelerometers to anchor FEM results.
• Proficiency in finite element analysis using commercially available software packages.
• Programming in Python, MATLAB, VBA, 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 meeting vehicle requirements.
• Generate and maintain documentation of analyses for hardware reviews.
• Support stage, engine and sub-system testing through data review and recommendations.
• Develop standard practices for structural analysis and hand calculations.
• Provide direction to engineering on high-value analysis and schedule.

Skills

Thermal analysis

Structural analysis

Vibration analysis

Life assessment

FEM

Python

MATLAB

C++

ANSYS Workbench

NASGRO

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

ANSYS Workbench

NASGRO

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Structural Analyst I to support the Neutron program and propulsion hardware. You will build analytical models, run thermal/structural/vibration analyses, and collaborate with design teams to meet vehicle requirements.

You’ll document methods and results for reviews, support testing, and help advance standard practices and scheduling as the program evolves.