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Rocket Lab Corporation

Builds rockets, satellites and space components

Flight Analysis Engineer 1/2 - Mission Formulation

Flight Dynamics & GNCConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeDenver, CO, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in engineering in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
  • Experience with numerical modeling and simulation, probability and statistics, multi-physics, or similar fields of analysis.
  • Experience with data analysis using Python, SciPy, or similar tools.
  • Experience developing with Linux.
  • Fundamental knowledge of atmospheric flight, flight dynamics, or orbital mechanics.
  • Experience with Git version control, such as Git, GitHub, or GitLab.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Develop launch and mission operational concepts.
  • Design and analyze orbital and suborbital trajectories.
  • Work with external stakeholders and customers on mission-specific requirements engineering.
  • Support hardware-in-the-loop testing to verify trajectory and flight safety system configuration.
  • Conduct Monte Carlo simulation analyses to define and verify launch and mission operations.
  • Conduct flight safety analyses prior to launch and provide related day-of-launch support.
  • Develop bespoke mission safety rules.
  • Verify readiness of Autonomous Flight Termination System hardware and software.
  • Develop tools and processes to automate common modeling and analysis tasks.
  • Provide direct support to Business Development for proposals and mission definition.

Desired Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance.
  • An advanced degree in engineering in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
  • Experience with C or C++.
  • Experience with mission analysis, trajectory optimization, and vehicle design and simulation tools.
  • Experience with radio-frequency simulation, modeling, and link budget analysis.
  • Experience with software and hardware-in-the-loop testing and related systems.
  • Experience with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, processes, and means-of-compliance methods for flight safety, including Code of Federal Regulations Part 417 or Part 450.
  • Experience with Autonomous Flight Termination Systems and associated flight rules design.
  • Experience developing three-degree-of-freedom atmospheric propagators.
  • Experience with Python scripting development.
  • Educational knowledge of radio-frequency or electrical systems.
  • Ability to work independently and plan daily workflow to complete higher-level tasks.
  • Experience working on fast-paced design and development projects.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships.

About the Company

Rocket Lab Corporation

Builds rockets, satellites and space components

Rocket Lab builds and launches rockets, designs satellites and sells spacecraft components for commercial operators, governments and defense customers. Its Electron rocket carries small satellites on dedicated missions, while its Space Systems business supplies complete spacecraft and the hardware and software needed to operate them. Customers pay for launch services, satellite development, component sales and mission support, giving the group business beyond sending its own rockets into space. The company is developing Neutron, a larger reusable rocket intended for constellation deployment and other heavier missions. Rocket Lab's operating business began in 2006 and the group is headquartered in Long Beach, California.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Long Beach, CA
Founded
2006

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