Principal Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance

Rocket Lab•Long Beach, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Rocket Lab’s Space Systems team builds spacecraft, payloads, and the components and subsystems that support space missions. Based at the company’s global headquarters in Long Beach, California, the Principal Engineer oversees various satellite programs and supports the Space Systems Chief Engineer. The role includes producing deliverables for internal leadership, the board of directors, and investors. The Principal Engineer provides oversight and review of spacecraft systems engineering and technical leadership for future architectures, platforms, and payloads. The role also supports or leads system and subsystem architecture development for existing missions and assists with program and product management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another technical discipline.
Active TS/SCI clearance.
U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.
12 or more 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 another technical discipline.
Experience with MATLAB, Python, and STK.
Experience 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 systems engineering, including requirement derivation, system and subsystem requirement verification techniques, vehicle performance budgets, test methods and data analysis, and simulation and analysis.
Provide technical leadership in future architectures, platforms, and payloads for future internal and external missions.
Assist or lead system and subsystem architecture development for existing missions.
Assist with program and product management.
Support the Space Systems Chief Engineer and prepare deliverables for internal leadership, the board of directors, and investors.

Benefits

Company stock as part of total compensation.
Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount on company stock.
Medical plans, including HMO, PPO, and a zero-cost HDHP option with a significant company HSA 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 the company merchandise store.
A variety of other employee discounts.