Stage Fluids Engineer II - Launch Vehicle Plumbing

Rocket Lab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock grants

Employee stock purchase program

Medical/dental/vision

Paid vacation and sick time

401(k) match

Onsite fitness centers

Job summary

Rocket Lab’s Neutron team is seeking a Stage Fluids Engineer II in Long Beach, CA to own the design, build, and test of fluid systems for the Neutron launch vehicle. You will model, test, integrate, and optimize fluid networks from tanks to engines, working with propulsion, structures, and flight software teams.

Required: 2+ years in hardware-rich environments, strong fundamentals in fluid dynamics and thermodynamics, and DFMA knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in a hardware rich environment.
• Strong understanding on how to start, execute, and complete an engineering project.
• Strong engineering fundamentals in fluid dynamics and thermodynamics
• Working knowledge of how to select and design around fluid components such as valves, pressure vessels, flex elements & fittings.
• Working knowledge of DfM/DfAM, machining processes, and welding processes.
• Working knowledge of integration processes & quality control relevant to fluid systems & components.

Responsibilities

• Design plumbing systems, components, and their secondary structures.
• Analyze these systems and components in the harsh and dynamic environments of launch.
• Model these systems to characterize and predict system behavior at all conditions.
• Test and qualify these systems and components.
• Manage requirements, realization, and implementation of systems in the larger launch vehicle context.
• Integrate your hardware into the vehicle.
• Review data from component, system, and vehicle level testing to optimize and improve future designs.
• Collaborate with components, propulsion, structures, mechanical, operations, and flight software teams to develop and define vehicle functions.
• Create tools to enhance the team’s analysis capabilities, streamline workflow and optimize launch operations.

Skills

Fluid dynamics

Thermodynamics

DfM/DfAM

Valve design

Systems integration

GD&T

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

NASTRAN

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

REFPROP

AMESIM

GFSSP

Job description

Rocket Lab’s Neutron team is seeking a Stage Fluids Engineer II in Long Beach, CA to own the design, build, and test of fluid systems for the Neutron launch vehicle. You will model, test, integrate, and optimize fluid networks from tanks to engines, working with propulsion, structures, and flight software teams.

Required: 2+ years in hardware-rich environments, strong fundamentals in fluid dynamics and thermodynamics, and DFMA knowledge.