Senior Mechanical Development & Test Engineer II
Rocket Lab•Long Beach, CA
•Onsite
About The Position
Based out of Rocket Lab’s global headquarters in Long Beach, CA, the Senior Mechanical Development & Test Engineer II is 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline.
- 8 + 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 Haves
- 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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Benefits
- Company stock
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (with a 15% discount on company stock)
- Medical plans (HMO, PPO, and a zero cost HDHP option with a significant HSA company contribution)
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Paid vacation
- Sick time
- 11 paid holidays
- Flexible spending accounts
- Dependent care accounts
- Paid parental leave
- Disability insurance
- 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 our popular merch store
- Variety of other employee discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
