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Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Structural Analyst to join the Neutron team, responsible for developing and validating primary and secondary structures for Neutron, Rocket Lab's medium-lift reusable launch vehicle.
In this role, you will own structural designs from concept through completion, working directly with design, manufacturing, and test engineers. Your responsibilities include:
• Support analysis of primary and secondary structures, including composites and metallic components, and integrated structural assemblies
• Build, run, and post-process finite element (FE) models to calculate design responses and margins under static, dynamic, and thermal loads
• Collaborate with design engineers to develop concepts and with manufacturing engineers to identify suitable materials and define pragmatic build processes
• Work alongside test engineers to define test plans, monitor test activities, and post-process test data against analytical predictions
• Develop and document structural analysis methods
• Proactively identify and solve technical challenges to maintain project pace
• Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers
Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems. The Neutron team is responsible for bringing the new large rocket Neutron and its launch and test sites to life, from designing and testing structures and components to firing Archimedes engines and setting up launch pads and test sites across the United States.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar field
• 5+ years' experience performing structural analysis in high-performance applications
• Strong understanding of composites engineering fundamentals, including mechanics of materials, classical lamination theory, material property characterization, design best practices, analysis methods, and manufacturing processes
• Demonstrated expertise with one or more industry-standard structural FEA packages (NASTRAN/FEMAP, ANSYS, Abaqus, Optistruct/Hyperworks, etc.)
• Experience with structural testing of composite components or assemblies
• Familiarity supporting composite manufacture and prototyping
Note: For security reasons, background checks will be undertaken prior to employment offers. You must be eligible to access equipment and data regulated by the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). You may be ineligible if you do not hold citizenship of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the European Union, or a NATO member country, or if you hold ineligible dual citizenship or nationality.
