Senior Propulsion and Fluids Test Engineer

Responsibilities

• Day to day, you'll be deep in testing - planning, instrumentation, execution, and analysis, while keeping a systems-level view and communicating clearly with stakeholders across the business.
• Real responsibility, real hardware, and the chance to do work that matters. You'll be part of a team that values people who step up, stay close to the detail, and help others succeed.
• If you're looking for work that's challenging, tangible, and genuinely impactful, this is it.
• Important information:
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Requirements

• Proven experience developing and testing propulsion, fluid, or other high-performance hardware
• Strong hands-on background with instrumentation, data acquisition, and test execution
• Experience working across the full development lifecycle, from requirements through to production
• Confidence operating in ambiguity and making sound, first-principles engineering decisions
• Experience with LabVIEW (or similar) and data analysis tools
• Background in aerospace testing (vibration, thermal, vacuum, leak, or life testing)
• Python for data analysis or modelling experience
• Advanced degree (Masters or PhD)
• Apply today!

Additional Information

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services, complete spacecraft design and manufacturing, payloads, satellite components, and more - all with the goal of opening access to space. The rockets and satellites we build and launch enable some of the most ambitious and vital space missions globally, supporting scientific exploration, Earth observation and missions to combat climate change, national security, and exciting new technology demonstrations. Our Electron rocket has become the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket annually and has delivered more than 230 satellites to orbit, all while we work to develop Neutron, our upcoming medium-lift, reusable launch vehicle for larger constellation deployment. Our Space Systems business designs and builds our extensive line of satellites, payloads, and their components, including spacecraft that have been selected to support NASA missions to the Moon and Mars and components used on the James Webb Space Telescope. Build hardware that actually flies. At Rocket Lab, the systems you work on don't sit on a shelf - they launch, operate in orbit, and support real missions. From deep space exploration to Earth observation, the work here has weight. We're hiring a Senior Propulsion and Fluids Test Engineer to join our Space Systems team in Auckland.

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