# Senior Mechanical Engineer I at Rocket Lab

- Company: Rocket Lab
- What the company does: The end-to-end space company delivering reliable launch services, spacecraft, satellite components. Backed by Bessemer and Khosla.
- Company website: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Pasadena, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-24
- Apply by: 2026-11-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/rocketlab/jobs/8004481003
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/rocket-lab-senior-mechanical-engineer-i/

## About the role

Based onsite at Rocket Lab Robotics in Pasadena, California, the Senior Mechanical Engineer II will lead mechanical design and mechanism development efforts for space robotics, precision mechanisms, electromechanical assemblies, tooling, fixtures, and ground support equipment. The role translates program, production, and test needs into practical mechanical architectures and drives approved designs through analysis, review, procurement, assembly, integration, environmental test, qualification, and flight delivery.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, mechatronics, robotics, or another related engineering discipline
- 5+ years of professional mechanical engineering experience, including significant aerospace, spaceflight, robotics, or other high-reliability hardware development experience
- 3+ years serving as a responsible engineer or technical lead for mechanical component or subsystem development
- Proven experience delivering hardware from concept through detailed design, procurement, build, integration, environmental test, qualification, and delivery
- Deep experience designing precision mechanisms, robotic systems, aerospace hardware, or electromechanical assemblies
- Strong SolidWorks experience, including complex CAD modeling, production drawings, GD&T, tolerance analysis, bills of material, and mechanical design documentation

Tags: RMC - Systems Engineering