Flight Safety Analysis Lead

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.

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.

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About the role

The flight safety analysis lead is responsible for leading a team responsible for analytical products to support mission operations at Rocket Lab, these include trajectory analyses, risk analyses, modelling and simulation. The scope of the flight safety analysis team includes developing methods, software tools, data packages and technical reports primarily for flight safety compliance with regulatory requirements (FAA, NASA, DoD). Primary responsibilities of this role include team leadership, ensuring work packages are delivered to internal and external stakeholders on time, and technical development in pushing the state of the art.

Essential:

• A Bachelors’ degree in Engineering, science or equivalent qualification
• 6+ years’ experience in engineering analysis - numerical modelling & simulation, statistics, multi-physics or similar fields
• 2+ years’ experience in engineering leadership, project management or similar
• Strong understanding of launch vehicle flight dynamics, orbital mechanics and GNC
• Strong programming skills and familiarity with programming languages – Python, C/C++, MATLAB
• Strong technical reporting skills suited toward regulatory compliance programs
• Familiarity with configuration management and version control

Desirable:

• Advanced degree in engineering, science or equivalent – Masters or PhD
• 10+ years’ experience in engineering analysis - numerical modelling & simulation, statistics, multi-physics or similar fields
• Experience with launch vehicle flight safety programs
• On-console experience supporting flight safety operations
• Experience generating various safety documents including flight safety data packages, compliance matrices, analysis reports, FMECA

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.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for the application/interview process for a job in the United States should contact Giulia Biow at g.biow@rocketlabusa.com.This dedicated resource is intended solely to assist job seekers with disabilities whose disability prevents them from being able to apply/interview. Only messages left for this purpose will be considered. A response to your request may take up to two business days.

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.