Spacecraft Propulsion Engineer I – Systems & Flight Hardware

rocketlab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer I to own propulsion system development and lead end-to-end design efforts for high-performance space systems.

You will design propulsion components in CAD, perform performance analyses, review drawings, plan tests, and manage risk and schedule while guiding a team and mentoring engineers. A bachelor’s degree and US citizenship are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 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 development

System engineering

High-performance systems

Security clearance readiness

Flight hardware testing

Python data manipulation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's or PhD in engineering (nice to have)

Tools

NX CAD

Teamcenter/Windchill

National Instruments data acquisition

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer I to own propulsion system development and lead end-to-end design efforts for high-performance space systems.

You will design propulsion components in CAD, perform performance analyses, review drawings, plan tests, and manage risk and schedule while guiding a team and mentoring engineers. A bachelor’s degree and US citizenship are required.