Spacecraft Thermal Design Engineer I

Rocket Lab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase program

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Spacecraft Thermal Engineer I to oversee the thermal design, analysis, testing, and validation of space vehicles. You will perform thermal modeling, analysis, and design studies while collaborating with design and test engineers to improve thermal performance.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering, hands-on thermal engineering experience, and US citizenship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering; or other engineering degree.
• Thermal engineering experience.
• U.S citizenship is required, due to program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Complete thermal modeling and analysis of vehicles.
• Conduct thermal design trade studies that balance performance margins, resource use, risk, cost, and schedule.
• Identify and resolve thermal design, acceptance, and performance issues for space vehicle components and assemblies.
• Design and execute thermal tests for space vehicle components and assemblies.
• Perform thermal model validation using test and in-flight data.
• Liaise with all levels of program and engineering staff on thermal design and test matters, and support other teams/disciplines as necessary.
• Identify and research potential vendors of thermal control materials.

Skills

Thermal engineering

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

NX Space Systems Thermal

Thermal Desktop

SINDA

THERMICA

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Spacecraft Thermal Engineer I to oversee the thermal design, analysis, testing, and validation of space vehicles. You will perform thermal modeling, analysis, and design studies while collaborating with design and test engineers to improve thermal performance.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering, hands-on thermal engineering experience, and US citizenship.