rocketlab
Lead Engineer, Tooling Design and Support
At a Glance
- Location
- Middle River, Maryland, United States
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Posted
- 2026-05-19T16:21:04-04:00
Key Requirements
Domain Knowledge
- Aerospace
- Education
- Engineering
- Government
- Insurance
- Manufacturing
- Medical
Benefits & Perks
access to a robust benefits package including: top tier medical HMO, PPO &
Requirements
5 + years of engineering design experience.
Department of Commerce, as applicable.
Demonstrated experience with large tooling and structures design
Working knowledge of Siemens NX/Teamcenter
Familiarity with manufacturing processes such as metallic machining, welding, and fabrication.
Experience with structural analysis including hand calcs and FEA
Responsibilities
Manage a team of Engineers responsible for tooling, GSE, and test for Neutron
Production tooling: how we massively scale the production of Neutron and create mechanical tools which allow us to increase assembly accuracy, reduce set-up times, minimize crane use, etc.
Ground Support Equipment: design of equipment that interfaces with the vehicle for test, transport, and integration
Test: engineering coordination of qual tests and structural tests.
Coordinate with structures team, other Lead Engineers, facilities, operations, and other major stakeholders to:
Manage facility-wide constraints