Senior Development Engineer - Neutron

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>ABOUT ROCKET LAB</strong></p> <p>Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us.</p></div><p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>While other companies talk about it, we do it!</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p><strong>NEUTRON</strong></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW1432657 BCX8" lang="MI-NZ" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW1432657 BCX8">Rocket Lab’s Neutron team is responsible for bringing our new large rocket Neutron and its launch and test sites to life. From designing and testing Neutron’s structures and components, to firing up its new Archimedes engines, to setting up Neutron’s launch pads and test sites across the United States, joining the Neutron team is your opportunity to help launch a new large rocket for the very first time.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW1432657 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span class="EOP Selected SCXW1432657 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}">SENIOR DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER</span></strong></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Development Engineers deliver across a broad set of vehicle domains including structural </span><em><span data-contrast="auto">(i.e. Propellant tanks, interstage, fairings)</span></em><span data-contrast="auto">, mechanical </span><em><span data-contrast="auto">(i.e. stage separation, landing, aerodynamic control)</span></em><span data-contrast="auto">, fluid </span><em><span data-contrast="auto">(i.e. pressurant, propellant management, ignition, HVAC), </span></em><span data-contrast="auto">and thermal</span><em><span data-contrast="auto"> (i.e. thermal protection) </span></em><span data-contrast="auto">systems.</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">This role will work directly with analysis and manufacturing engineers to produce concepts, detailed designs, and drawing packages for metallic components & assemblies and to perform development & qualification tests, refine designs, and ensure Neutron’s materials, components, and assemblies meet their functional and performance requirements. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{}">We are currently looking for candidates with experience in the following areas:</span></p> <ul> <li><span data-ccp-props="{}">Composites</span></li> <li><span data-ccp-props="{}">Moving Mechanical Assemblies</span></li> <li><span data-ccp-props="{}">Metallic Structures</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>WHAT YOU'LL GET TO DO:</strong></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="16" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Produce & rapidly iterate conceptual designs in CAD for structures and mechanisms across the Neutron launch vehicle. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="16" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Lead the testing structures and mechanisms, including metallic components, and integrated structural, mechanical and fluids assemblies;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="16" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Develop test plans, monitor test activities, and post-process and document test data to verify functional and performance requirements;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="16" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Develop and execute test activities to characterise structural materials, interfaces, and subcomponents</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="16" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Produce test jigs / fixtures to aid with fabrication, assembly, and d