Spacecraft Propulsion Engineer I — End-to-End Lead

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock purchase program

Company stock as part of compensation

Top-tier medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking a Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer I in Long Beach, CA. You will own system-level and component-level propulsion development, lead CAD designs, perform performance analyses, and drive testing and validation activities.

This role requires a Bachelor's in engineering, US citizenship, and the ability to obtain a security clearance. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package and stock-based compensation as part of total rewards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• Experience in propulsion system development or other high-performance field.
• US citizenship is required, due to program requirements.
• 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.

Skills

Propulsion

System-level engineering

CAD (NX)

Python data manipulation

GD&T

Engineering drawings

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's in engineering

Master's or PhD in engineering

Tools

NX CAD

Teamcenter

Windchill

NI hardware/software

Job description

Rocket Lab is seeking a Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer I in Long Beach, CA. You will own system-level and component-level propulsion development, lead CAD designs, perform performance analyses, and drive testing and validation activities.

This role requires a Bachelor's in engineering, US citizenship, and the ability to obtain a security clearance. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package and stock-based compensation as part of total rewards.