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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 14 days Rocket Lab Corporation's roles stay open a median of 42 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Rocket Lab Corporation's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Rocket Lab Corporation
- low 0 stale, 12 reposted of 455 open
- Hiring momentum
- 683 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Rocket Lab Corporation's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Rocket Lab Corporation.
About this role
As a Senior Thermofluids Analyst at Rocket Lab, you will be responsible for thermodynamics and fluid mechanics modeling and simulation for the Electron and Neutron vehicles. Your day-to-day tasks will include managing propellant delivery, designing thermal systems, and collaborating with engineers to analyze data from ground tests and flights to ensure optimal performance.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- A degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or similar field
- 5+ years industry experience, ideally from the Aerospace, Automotive, or Marine industries
- A keen physics and first principles-based approach to problem solving
- Expertise with one or more industry standard CFD packages: Fluent, CFX, STAR-CCM+
- Experience in engineering programming, especially using Python (including Python packages numpy, pandas, scipy, matplotlib, etc.)
- Demonstrated ability executing to changing deadlines in a high-pressure and fast-paced work environment
Nice to have
- Experience using NX CAD and Teamcenter packages (or comparable industry standard packages) with emphasis on model interrogation and defeaturing for subsequent analysis
- Experience with sensor selection & data post-processing/interpretation (accelerometers, strain gauges, thermocouples etc.)
- Experience with one or more industry standard thermal modelling packages: Thermal Desktop, THERMICA, NX SST
Worth weighing
- Role is based in Auckland, New Zealand; candidates must meet specific nationality requirements due to ITAR regulations
- No salary or specific benefits mentioned in the posting
- Fast-paced work environment may require adaptability to changing deadlines
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Listed by Rocket Lab Corporation on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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