Spacecraft Structural Analysis Engineer I/IIActive$140K

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

• Define, process, and interpret static and dynamic ground test & flight data,: including: sensor selection, data acquisition and validation, and environmental determination (random vibration, shock, quasi-static, acoustic, pressure, and thermal)

• Perform, validate, and document structural analyses of primary and secondary: vehicle structures, including: finite element model verification and validation, material selection, performance of trade-off studies, and mass optimization

• Perform structural and dynamic simulations, including: static, modal, random vibration, buckling, and thermoelastic

• Work closely with design and test engineers to iterate through design: concepts, determine test requirements, and demonstrate positive structural margins

• Define test requirements and directly support testing of vehicle subsystems and components

• Lead technical projects and programs, as required, both within analysis and across disciplines and teams

What they're looking for

• Help implement new theory and tools within the team and establish best: practices in areas of technical expertise
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance
• U.S. citizenship is required, due to program requirements