Senior Propulsion Components Engineer I​/II in Long

We are currently seeking a Senior Propulsion Components Engineer I/II for our propulsion engineering team based out of Long Beach, CA.

Note:

this position may be hired at the Senior Propulsion Components Engineer I or Senior Propulsion Components Engineer II level.

• Own development of new or existing products or systems, acting as technical lead to guide team through end‑to‑end development process.
• Conceptual and detailed designs in CAD for propulsion system components as well as performance calculations and analysis.
• Review and approval of others' drawings, 3D PMI, reports, and specifications.
• Test planning, setup, instrumentation, execution, and data analysis.
• Communicate with project stakeholders internal and external to the team.
• Make technical risk‑based decisions for the best solution when faced with an engineering challenge.
• Project management including schedule building and maintenance, identifying top priority items, tasking other engineers and technicians, and communicating status to leadership and other teams.
• Mentor and coach team members on technical and professional development.
• Define and maintain standards of excellence for the team through documentation, training, coaching, and review of others’ work.
• Contribute to engineering process development and documentation at Rocket Lab related to areas of experience.

• 5+ years of experience in propulsion system development or equivalent high‑performance field.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (aerospace, mechanical, mechatronics, or other technical engineering discipline).
• Detailed mechanical design experience using NX or equivalent industry standard CAD software and Product Lifecycle Management software such as Teamcenter or Windchill.
• Track record of design reviews and approving release of flight parts, qualification reports and decisions for flight hardware.
• Experience with end‑to‑end development process including gathering requirements, detailed design, qualification, production, and acceptance testing.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team environment.
• Hands‑on integration and testing experience (ideally using NI equipment and software).
• Experience working on propulsion systems utilizing different storable propellants, such as electrical and chemical.
• US citizenship and willingness to obtain a security clearance required due to program requirements.

• 8+ years of experience in propulsion system development or equivalent high‑performance field.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (aerospace, mechanical, mechatronics, or other technical engineering discipline).
• Detailed mechanical design experience using NX or equivalent industry standard CAD software and Product Lifecycle Management software such as Teamcenter or Windchill.
• Track record of design reviews and approving release of flight parts, qualification reports and decisions for flight hardware.
• Experience with end‑to‑end development process including gathering requirements, detailed design, qualification, production, and acceptance testing.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team environment.
• Hands‑on integration and testing experience (ideally using NI equipment and software).
• Experience working on propulsion systems utilizing different storable propellants, such as electrical and chemical.
• US citizenship and willingness to obtain a security clearance required due to program requirements.

• A genuine passion for engineering, curious mindset, and willingness to learn.
• Comfortable working with high levels of ambiguity. Makes decisions using basic engineering principles, available literature and standards, technical risk assessments, test data, and physics‑based models.
• Practice in identifying the necessary steps to achieve high‑level technical goals, scheduling them in a plan, and managing delivery against that plan.
• Experience developing requirement and verification sets, writing test plans, performing testing, and writing test reports.
• Capabilities using Python for data manipulation…