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Rocket Lab Corporation

Builds rockets, satellites and space components

Aerodynamics Analyst - Neutron

AerodynamicsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAuckland, New ZealandNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or a similar field is required.
  • At least 1 year of industry experience is required; experience in the Aerospace, Automotive, or Marine industries is ideal.
  • A physics- and first-principles-based approach to problem solving is required.
  • Expertise with one or more industry-standard CFD packages, such as Fluent, CFX, or STAR-CCM+, is required.
  • Experience in engineering programming is required, especially using Python and packages such as NumPy, pandas, SciPy, and Matplotlib.
  • The ability to execute against changing deadlines in a high-pressure, fast-paced work environment is required.

Responsibilities

  • Generate aerodynamic tables and characterize vehicle performance, including stability, control authority, loads, pressure distributions, and aerodynamic design of vehicle control surfaces.
  • Perform, validate, and document CFD analyses of external flow across hypersonic, transonic, and subsonic regimes, and characterize aerodynamic and heating environments, transients, and separation events.
  • Model plumes and plume interactions, including base heating, PIFS, and impingement, and define re-entry architecture, including ballistic coefficients, ConOps, and compartment venting.
  • Work closely with design and test engineers to iterate design concepts, determine test requirements, and demonstrate positive margins through numerical analysis and physical testing.
  • Work closely with the GNC team to enable safe landing and recovery of Neutron’s first stage.
  • Process and interpret ground test and flight data, confirm MPE bounds, detect out-of-family results, and resolve sensor configuration issues.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience using NX CAD and Teamcenter or comparable industry-standard packages, with emphasis on model interrogation and defeaturing for subsequent analysis.
  • Experience with sensor selection and data post-processing and interpretation, including accelerometers, strain gauges, and thermocouples.
  • Experience with one or more industry-standard thermal modeling packages, such as Thermal Desktop, THERMICA, or NX SST.
  • Experience mentoring junior engineers.

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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