Mechanical Engineer II, Neutron AvionicsActive$101K

Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine.

What you'll do

• Development of mechanical components and electro-mechanical systems. Includes: mechanical design, prototyping, production, test and integration. Execute multiple design iterations in efficient manner, while leveraging technical experience to clear short-term issues and long-term roadblocks. Own the hardware delivery timeline through inception, design, assembly, and test.

• Support and execute hardware testing, including system-level performance: validation, Archimedes hotfires, integrated vehicle stack tests, and explosive/destructive qualification.

• Analysis of electro-mechanical and structural assemblies via classical and: computer methods. Assess and optimize for downstream performance of physical events being driven and usage across the lifetime of the rocket.

• Contribute to the future, reusable vehicle architectures. Optimize the: designs, implementation, and operation to achieve hands-off reusability between flights.

• Travel to vendors and test sites around the United States, approximately: 10%. Sporadic travel to New Zealand sites.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.

What they're looking for

• + years of professional experience with mechanical or electro-mechanical design and analysis.
• Professional experience with NX, Ansys, or similar tools.
• Experience designing things for stressing thermal and dynamic environments.
• Strong fundamentals in mechanical design, 3D modeling, finite element: analysis (FEA), and manufacturing drawing creation (GD&T).