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Thermofluids Analyst

Rocket Lab Corporation · Auckland, NZ

Posted 14 days ago

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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 Thermofluids Analyst at Rocket Lab, you will be responsible for internal thermodynamics and fluid mechanics modeling and simulation for the Electron and Neutron vehicles. Your day-to-day tasks will include managing propellant delivery, conducting heat transfer simulations, and collaborating with design and test engineers to analyze data and iterate on design concepts. This role requires a strong foundation in mechanical or aerospace engineering and a hands-on approach to problem-solving in a fast-paced environment.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • A degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or similar field
  • 1 + 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
  • Background checks will be conducted prior to employment offers, including nationality checks due to ITAR regulations
  • No specific salary or benefits mentioned in the posting

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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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