Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer I
| Company | Rocket Lab USA |
|---|---|
| Location | Bloxom, VA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering required.
- 5+ years of experience in building and testing of hardware associated to a launch vehicle and its environments.
Responsibilities
- Develop con-ops, design and drive build of associated ground support tooling and processes for handling components and integrated stages of the Neutron Launch Vehicle.
- Develop and execute procedures for the integration of Neutron Launch Vehicle flight hardware and ground support equipment.
- Support Neutron Integration Manager in developing and enabling day-to-day execution of the 1st and 2nd stage vehicle integration, propellant system, avionics, and AFTS.
- Including: Development and refinement of inspection, repair/retrofit, assembly and system test procedures based on lessons learned.
- Development and design high-level vehicle maintenance architecture including build flow and test operations for maximum efficiency.
- Development and execute vehicle system level checkouts for initial and flown launch vehicle and components.
- Contribute, develop, and own work procedures and documentation of non-conformances into actionable items and system improvements.
- Maintain integrated planning documents that are inclusive of Launch Vehicle configurations and work scope.
- Design and develop tools and hardware to enable vehicle processing and ensure required testing abilities.
- Develop, build, and maintain Neutron processing facilities.
- Closely collaborate with management staff and peers from other departments and highly skilled technicians on daily routine.
- Manage and track multiple priorities while maintaining a focus towards common project goals.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master of Science degree in aerospace, mechanical, or manufacturing or equivalent
- Experience and demonstrated proficiency in developing and utilizing comprehensive work instructions and test procedures.
- Experience working directly with launch vehicle and/or launch vehicle hardware and subsystems including, avionics, high pressure gas, structures, electrical, and mechanical.
- Experience working on build, test of complex assemblies at the system and sub-system level.
- Demonstrated experience of Project Management principles in previous job experience(s).