Fluid Component Engineer IIPosted today
The opportunity
Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services, complete spacecraft design and manufacturing, payloads, satellite components, and more – all with the goal of opening access to space. The rockets and satellites we build and launch enable some of…
What you'll do
Own fluid component designs from concept through launch
Create and maintain analytical models to size new components from first: principles and predict sealing, force balance, structural and timing behavior
Create and maintain component product definition through CAD models, technical drawings, and test procedures
Lead key component design, manufacturing and test reviews
Manage vendor and internal schedules during design, build and test sprints.
Build and test prototype components hands-on, collaborating with machinists,: build technicians, manufacturing engineers, and test engineers
What they're looking for
- Lead test campaigns to qualify components for flight
- Conduct root cause failure investigations of hardware, and implement design fixes to achieve reliability
- Update existing component designs to address critical failure modes while: reducing cost and mass and increasing build rate .
- Review data from engine and vehicle test operations to validate component performance and diagnose anomalies
