Senior Spacecraft Propulsion Test Engineer IIActive$132K
The opportunity
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
Set and maintain best practices for all aspects of testing, ensuring a high: standard of excellence across the team
Provide guidance, training, mentorship, and technical leadership to team: members on testing methodologies and processes
Review and sign off on test plans and test reports, ensuring quality and compliance with requirements
Support engineers and leadership with risk-based decision making to guide the: team through development challenges
Own the full testing lifecycle, including test planning, setup,: instrumentation, execution, data analysis, and reporting
Apply a systems engineering mindset to testing activities, integrating with broader engineering efforts
What they're looking for
- Communicate regularly and effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, both: internal and external to the team
- Define, document, and uphold standards of excellence through training, coaching, and review of others’ work
- Contribute to meaningful, career-defining projects alongside exceptional: colleagues in a collaborative environment
- + years of experience in rocket engine test engineering, or equivalent high-performance field
