Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer I/II Pipeline
Company | Rocket Lab USA |
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Location | Long Beach, CA, USA |
Salary | $70000 – $130000 |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | Bachelor’s |
Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad, Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering; or other engineering discipline
- Mechanical engineering experience
- Experience with CAD modeling and drawing
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other technical discipline (for Engineer II)
- 2+ years of mechanical engineering experience (for Engineer II)
Responsibilities
- Support the Business Development team with proposals and mission concepts
- Develop high performance and lightweight satellite systems, mechanisms, and satellite bus configurations for our customers
- Develop concepts and satellite configurations for high value science and interplanetary missions
- Define what mechanisms look like on a modern satellite system/bus
- Own component designs from conceptual design through production, test, and operation
- Perform hand-calcs and FEA to drive design decisions
- Lead key component design, manufacturing, and test reviews
- Create and maintain product definition through CAD, production drawings, and test and operations procedures
- Manage development schedules, vendors, budgets, and other project deliverables
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s or PhD in aerospace or mechanical engineering; or other engineering discipline
- Spacecraft/satellite design experience
- Rapid conceptual design iteration experience
- Exceptional mechanical mechanism problem-solving skills
- Hands-on development and testing experience
- Experience with analysis and interpretation of test data (Thermal, Vibe)
- Ability to take a product from concept through to production with little supervision
- Highly self-motivated and able to work autonomously
- Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering
- Ability to apply GD&T to component designs
- Experience developing satellite deployment systems
- General spacecraft systems engineering knowledge, and experience with requirements assessments and interface control document generation