Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer - Tube Shop

Rocket Lab Corporation • Middle River, MD

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer to be based at Rocket Lab's Space Structures Complex production facility in Middle River, MD. The Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer – Tube Shop will be responsible for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the tube shop and welding processes used in the production of the Neutron Launch Vehicle structure.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or manufacturing engineering, or other technical degree.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience driving the design, building, testing, manufacturing, or development of mechanical components or systems
• Direct experience with tube welding in a relevant industry (aerospace, nuclear, or similar)
• Firm understanding of the metallurgy which governs welding
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
• Regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, operate computer keyboard and controls, and communicate verbally and in writing.
• Must be physically able to commute to buildings
• Occasional exposure to dust, fumes and moderate levels of noise.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in aerospace, mechanical, systems or manufacturing engineering
• Experience with tube fabrication and orbital tube weld schedule development desired.
• Working knowledge of material properties and material selection related to welding with common aerospace materials.
• Experience working in a dynamic environment where troubleshooting is required
• Experience with design for manufacturability and assembly
• Experience with welding, machining, and coating prosses
• Knowledge of principles of chemistry, engineering, fluid dynamics, and mechanics of materials
• Experience conducting pressure and leak testing using instrumentation such as helium mass spectrometers, flow meters, pressure transducers, and thermocouples
• Experience performing PFMEAs
• Familiarity with CAD and GD&T

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development of tube shop from the ground up and owning fabrication processes from concept through production
• Develop, implement, and maintain weld schedules
• Develop and qualify new processes to take products from design to production
• Resolve manufacturing discrepancies for all owned parts and processes by collaborating with the design engineering, production, and quality teams
• Support day-to-day production of tubes, relevant sub assembles, and integration of hardware
• Identify, plan, and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to meet volume production demand
• Find and eliminate process waste, streamline production processes, and enable continuous improvement

Benefits

• Employees may also receive company equity and access to a robust benefits package including: 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, and access to a 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Other perks include: discounted employee stock purchase program, and free snacks/drinks onsite.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior