Principal Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance
Rocket Lab Corporation•Long Beach, CA
•$180,000 - $260,000•Onsite
About The Position
Based at Rocket Lab’s global headquarters in Long Beach, California, the Principal Engineer is responsible for overseeing our various satellite programs. You will support the Space Systems Chief Engineer, with deliverables required for internal leadership, board of directors, and investors.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other technical discipline
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- U.S. citizenship is required, due to program requirements
- 12+ years of experience supporting satellite or spacecraft programs
- Understanding of spacecraft subsystems and their associated components
- Thorough understanding of the space environment, orbital mechanics, and rigid body dynamics
- Experience with satellite operations
Nice To Haves
- Master’s or PhD in an engineering or other technical discipline
- Experience with MATLAB, Python, and STK
- Experience with testing electrical subsystems and assemblies, thermal vacuum or random vibration, and hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment with competing priorities
Responsibilities
- Provide oversight and review of spacecraft system engineering, including: Requirement derivation, System and subsystem requirement verification techniques, Vehicle performance budgets, Test methods and data analysis, Simulation and analysis
- Technical leadership in future architectures, platform, and payloads for future missions both internal and external
- Assist or lead system and subsystem architectural developments for existing missions
- Assist with program and product management
Benefits
- top tier medical HMO, PPO & a 100% company-sponsored medical HSA plan option
- dental and vision coverage
- 3 weeks paid vacation and 5 days sick leave per year
- 11 paid holidays per year
- flexible spending and dependent care savings accounts
- paid parental leave
- disability insurance
- life insurance
- access to a 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Discounted employee stock purchase program
- subsidized EV charging stations
- onsite gym
- food and drinks
- other discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
