Junior Structural Analyst

3 months ago


Mount Wellington, New Zealand Rocket Lab USA Full time

**Rocket Lab**

Rocket Lab is a vertically integrated provider of small launch services, satellites, and spacecraft components. Our mission is to open access to space to improve life on Earth. Our team is over 1,500 people strong and we're adding to it every week. Collaboration is at our core - every idea is heard, and everyone makes a difference. Teams are nimble, decisions are made quickly, and we are action oriented.

**Life at Rocket Lab**

**While other companies talk about it, we do it**

**About the role**

As a Junior Structural Analyst in Rocket Lab's Analysis team you will contribute to the analysis, design validation, and future improvements of Rocket Lab's suite of Launch Vehicles, Space Systems, and Space Components. Day to day, you will be expected to analyse flight data, define loads and environments, perform detailed simulations and physics-based analysis, guide design, and help validate analysis, design, and system performance through test. Scope of work may additionally extend to supporting launch and test ground systems, propulsion development, launch operations, and customer interaction.

**Essential skills**
- A degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or similar field
- 0-2+ years industry experience, ideally from the Aerospace, Automotive, or Marine industries
- A keen physics-based approach to problem solving
- Familiarity with structural mechanics - Familiarity with programming, especially in Python
- Comfort executing to changing deadlines within a high-pressure environment
- Comfort working independently and, in a team,
- Effective communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues and engineering professionals

**Desirable skills**
- Experience with one or more industry standard structural FEA packages: ANSYS, Nastran, Abaqus, Optistruct/Hyperworks
- Experience using NX CAD and Teamcenter packages (or comparable industry standard packages) with emphasis on model interrogation and defeaturing for subsequent analyses
- Familiarity with vibroacoustic modelling and analysis
- Understanding of static and dynamic structural test methods, including:

- Modal Correlation
- Random Vibration
- Experience with sensor selection and data post-processing/ interpretation (accelerometers, strain gauges, thermocouples etc).
- Familiarity with manufacturing processes, including conventional machining, and additive manufacturing
- Experience in structural analysis of composites (laminate design, joint design, materials characterization, environmental effects).

**Rocket Lab Employee Benefits**
- The opportunity to work on innovative and ground breaking technology
- An employee stock purchase program
- Unlimited barista coffee, fruit and snacks
- Rocket Lab merchandise - T-shirts, mission patches etc.
- Discounted health insurance with Southern Cross
- Additional parental leave entitlements
- A vibrant team culture with social activities throughout the year

Important information:
**FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING TO WORK IN US OFFICES ONLY**:

- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen as defined by ITAR (22 CFR -120.15) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations fromthe U.S Department of State._
- Rocket Lab provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment at Rocket Lab, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training._

**FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING TO WORK IN NEW ZEALAND OFFICES ONLY**:

- For security reasons background checks will be undertaken prior to any employment offers being made to an applicant. These checks will include nationality checks as it is a requirement of this position that you be eligible to access equipment and data regulated by the United States' International Traffic in Arms Regulations._
- Under these Regulations, you may be ineligible for this role if you do not hold citizenship of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the European Union or a country that is part of NATO, or if you hold ineligible dual citizenship or nationality. For more information on these Regulations, click here _ITAR Regulations._


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