Senior Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer II - Secret Clearance
Rocket Lab Corporation · Long Beach, CA
Posted 15 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 15 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 Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Engineer II at Rocket Lab, you will lead the development of propulsion systems for spacecraft, overseeing both system-level and component-level projects. Your responsibilities will include performance calculations, systems modeling, requirements management, test planning, and project management, while also mentoring team members and contributing to engineering process development.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (aerospace, mechanical, mechatronics, or other technical discipline)
- 8+ years of experience in propulsion system development, or other high-performance field
- Active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility
- US citizenship is required
- Expertise in propulsion system modelling, static and transient analysis, and model validation using test data software such as Amesim, EcosimPro, Simulink, or Simscape
- Experience with end-to-end development process, including gathering requirements, detailed design, qualification, production, and acceptance testing
Nice to have
- A genuine passion for engineering, curious mindset, and willingness to learn
- Demonstrated hands-on engineering skills, inside or outside the workplace
- Comfortable working with high levels of ambiguity
- Ability to make decisions using basic engineering principles, available literature and standards, technical risk assessments, test data, and physics-based models
- Practice in identifying the necessary steps to achieve high level technical goals, scheduling them in a plan, and managing delivery against that plan
What you get
- Competitive base pay
- Company stock as part of total compensation package
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (with a 15% discount on company stock)
- Top-tier medical plans (HMO, PPO, and a zero cost HDHP option with a significant HSA company contribution)
- Dental and vision coverage
- Paid vacation and sick time
Worth weighing
- No salary listed in the posting, but total compensation is stated to range from $165,000 to $277,000 USD
- The role requires an active security clearance, which may limit the candidate pool
- The position involves significant responsibility including project management and mentorship, which may be challenging for some candidates
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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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