Rocket Systems Flight Analysis Manager
3 days ago
Take Your Career to New Heights
Rocket Lab, a global leader in launch and space systems, is seeking a skilled Flight Analysis Manager to lead our team of engineers responsible for flight analysis products supporting mission operations. As a key member of our Neutron team, you will play a critical role in bringing our new large rocket to life.
Job Description
As a Team Lead – Flight Analysis, you will be responsible for:
- Leading the development of flight analysis methods and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Designing and maintaining in-house flight analysis tools, including launch vehicle trajectory and performance evaluation, debris modeling, and re-entry analysis.
- Developing and executing 6 DoF and 3 DoF simulations, as well as statistical models to quantify failure probabilities.
- Analyzing large datasets and developing flight safety displays for launch operators.
- Supporting on-console launch operations and ensuring continual compliance with regulatory requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, science, or equivalent qualification.
- 6+ years' experience in engineering analysis, numerical modeling, simulation, statistics, multi-physics, or similar fields.
- Experience in engineering management, team management, project management, or similar.
- Strong understanding of launch vehicle flight dynamics, orbital mechanics, and GNC.
- Programming skills in Python, C/C++, and familiarity with configuration management and version control.
- Strong technical writing skills and familiarity with LaTeX.
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