Propulsion Components Engineer II

Senior Propulsion Components Development Engineer This role is part of Rocket Lab's Space Systems Propulsion team and focuses on leading end-to-end development of fluid system components for spacecraft propulsion systems. Responsibilities Own development of new or existing products or systems, acting as technical lead to guide the team through end-to-end development process. Conceptual and detailed designs in CAD for propulsion system components as well as calculations, analysis, and system designs. Prototyping and development testing; support procurement and production of hardware for development and production. Work on flight hardware and tooling/test rigs required to develop and qualify them. Review and approval of others’ drawings, 3D PMI, reports, and specifications. General systems engineering tasks including requirements gathering, definition, and communication with stakeholders. Project management including schedule building and maintenance, identifying risk and priority, providing tasking to others. Mentorship and coaching of team members on technical and professional development. Qualifications Engineering degree and 4+ years of experience in propulsion development, or equivalent high-performance field. Background working with fluid system components such as valves and regulators. Experience with end-to-end development process including gathering requirements, detailed design, qualification, production, and acceptance testing. Detailed mechanical design experience using NX (preferred) or equivalent CAD software and PLM such as Teamcenter. Hands‑on engineering skills. Desire to take accountability for design reviews and approving release of production parts. Comfortable working with high levels of ambiguity; making decisions using basic engineering principles, available information, and risk. Nice-to-Have Project leadership experience. Test engineering experience, including writing test plans, instrumentation, performing testing, test data analysis, and test reports. Capabilities using Python for data manipulation and post-processing. Mandatory Eligibility Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylum seeker, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from U.S. Department of State and/or U.S. Department of Commerce in compliance with ITAR regulations. EEO Statement Rocket Lab provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment at Rocket Lab, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. #J-18808-Ljbffr