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Rocket Lab · 1 month ago

Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer - Tube Shop

Middle River, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$120K/yr - $150K/yr

5+ years exp

Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services and spacecraft design. The Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer will be responsible for developing and improving tube shop processes for the Neutron Launch Vehicle structure.

AerospaceManufacturingSoftwareSpace Travel

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Responsible for the development of tube shop from the ground up and owning fabrication processes from concept through production

Develop, implement, and maintain weld schedules

Develop and qualify new processes to take products from design to production

Resolve manufacturing discrepancies for all owned parts and processes by collaborating with the design engineering, production, and quality teams

Support day-to-day production of tubes, relevant sub assembles, and integration of hardware

Identify, plan, and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to meet volume production demand

Find and eliminate process waste, streamline production processes, and enable continuous improvement

Qualification

Tube weldingMechanical engineeringManufacturing processesMetallurgy knowledgeTube fabricationMaterial propertiesDesign for manufacturabilityContinuous improvementCAD familiarityProblem-solvingTeam collaborationCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, or manufacturing engineering, or other technical degree

5+ years of hands-on experience driving the design, building, testing, manufacturing, or development of mechanical components or systems

Direct experience with tube welding in a relevant industry (aerospace, nuclear, or similar)

Firm understanding of the metallurgy which governs welding

Preferred

Master's degree in aerospace, mechanical, systems or manufacturing engineering

Experience with tube fabrication and orbital tube weld schedule development desired

Working knowledge of material properties and material selection related to welding with common aerospace materials

Experience working in a dynamic environment where troubleshooting is required

Experience with design for manufacturability and assembly

Experience with welding, machining, and coating processes

Knowledge of principles of chemistry, engineering, fluid dynamics, and mechanics of materials

Experience conducting pressure and leak testing using instrumentation such as helium mass spectrometers, flow meters, pressure transducers, and thermocouples

Experience performing PFMEAs

Familiarity with CAD and GD&T