Spacecraft Propulsion Engineer I: End-to-End Hardware

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

ESPP

Medical plans

Dental & vision

401(k) matching

Onsite gym

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rocket Lab’s Space Systems team in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer I to own propulsion development and drive end-to-end design and testing for civil, commercial, and defense programs.

You will perform CAD-based designs, perform performance calculations, review drawings, and lead test planning and data analysis while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders. US citizenship and ability to obtain clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• Experience in propulsion system development.
• US citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own development of new or existing products or systems, acting as technical lead to guide team through end-to-end development process.
• Conceptual and detailed designs in CAD for propulsion system components, as well as performance calculations and analysis.
• Review and approval of others' drawings, 3D PMI, reports, and specifications.
• Test planning, setup, instrumentation, execution, and data analysis.
• Communicate with project stakeholders internal and external to the team.
• Technical risk-based decision making to the right/best solution when faced with an engineering challenge.
• Project management including schedule building and maintenance, identifying top priority items, tasking of other engineers and technicians, and communication of status to leadership and other teams.
• Mentorship and coaching of people within the team on technical and professional development.
• Defining and maintaining standard of excellence for their team through documentation, training, coaching, and review of others’ work.
• Contributing to engineering process development and documentation at Rocket Lab related to areas of experience.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s or PhD in engineering

Tools

NX CAD

Teamcenter / Windchill

Job description

Rocket Lab’s Space Systems team in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer I to own propulsion development and drive end-to-end design and testing for civil, commercial, and defense programs.

You will perform CAD-based designs, perform performance calculations, review drawings, and lead test planning and data analysis while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders. US citizenship and ability to obtain clearance are required.