Senior Mechanical Development & Test Engineer I Verified today
About Rocket Lab
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.
The Role
Based in Long Beach, CA, you will be responsible for the end-to-end design, build, test, and execution of complex internal test capabilities. This may include test setups for qualification and subsequent large-volume acceptance tests requiring high levels of automation. Hardware tests may include avionics boxes, complex mechanisms, and fully integrated spacecraft in stressing environments.
What You'll Do
- Lead qualification test campaigns
- Lead high-volume acceptance test infrastructure development and insertion into the production floor
- Advise on in-house test capabilities, limits, and future needs
- Manage test projects end-to-end, to include resourcing, scheduling, and budgeting as needed
- Hands-on work with test infrastructure implementation and validation
- Work closely with design and other test engineers to iterate through design concepts and determine test requirements
- Design complex Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) to support test implementation
Your Background
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or other engineering discipline
- 5+ years of engineering experience in the aerospace industry
- Experience using NX Nastran, NX CAD, and Teamcenter packages
- Experience in component and system-level environmental testing
- Experience with test automation and post-test data analysis
Nice to Have
- Master's or PhD in mechanical engineering or other engineering discipline
- Experience with Confluence and JIRA
- Experience with Python for automation and data analysis
- Experience leading teams of engineers and technicians
Compensation
Base salary: $115,200 to $158,400 USD
Total compensation (base and equity): $135,475 to $194,075 USD
Anticipated annual equity grant value is designed around function, level, experience, and other factors; realized value depends on vesting and stock-price performance.
Benefits
Industry-leading Employee Stock Purchase Program (with 15% discount on company stock), top-tier medical plans (HMO, PPO, and zero-cost HDHP option with significant HSA company contribution), dental and vision coverage, paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with company match, subsidized EV charging, onsite fitness centers (where available), discounted gym memberships, complimentary snacks and beverages, 50% employee discount on merchandise, and various other employee discounts.
Work Environment
This position may require prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate levels of noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.