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Senior Design Engineer I

Rocket Lab · Tucson, AZ · On-site

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About Rocket Lab

The end-to-end space company delivering reliable launch services, spacecraft, satellite components. Backed by Bessemer and Khosla.

About the role

As a Senior Design Engineer I for Rocket Lab Optical Systems in Tucson, AZ, you will have the opportunity to support Tranche 3 of the U.S. Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture with three-dimensional computer-aided designs. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience and a bachelor’s degree, or 9+ years of experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree
  • Mechanical design experience associated with assembly and testing of optical systems
  • Experience with SolidWorks, NX, or CREO
  • Proficiency in utilizing common PDM data management tools and administration
  • Familiarity with industry practices/standards used in drafting, design modeling, and revision control
  • Proficiency with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
More about this role

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.

Rocket Lab’s Space Systems division builds complete spacecraft, precision payloads to the components and subsystems that allow them to thrive in space including solar panels, flight software, star trackers, optical systems, separation systems, and radios.

The Space Systems division has enabled more than 1,700 missions, ranging from interplanetary exploration, in-space manufacturing to national security and defense initiatives. We have built spacecraft, payloads, and components for missions to the Moon and Mars, working with partners including NASA, the Space Development Agency, and the U.S. Space Force. Whether it’s a single high-performance spacecraft, constellation, or the vertically integrated components that help get to space — our Space Systems division is empowering the boldest and most ambitious space missions.

Rocket Lab Optical Systems solves mission-critical...

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