Workplace
On-site
Employment
Internship
Published
Aug 13, 2026
Closes
No date supplied
The role
ABOUT ROCKET LAB
Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us.
NEUTRON ROCKET
Neutron is a medium lift launch vehicle capable of delivering the mega constellations of tomorrow, high assurance payloads, and human spaceflight. As a highly reusable launch platform, Neutron will deliver a highly cost-effective and reliable launch solution leveraging Rocket Lab’s proven execution history with the Electron program.
FLUID COMPONENT ENGINEER II
The Fluid Component Engineer II plays a key role in the design, build and test of fluid components across the Neutron launch vehicle, including valves, actuators and regulators. You will collaborate with an amazing team of engineers in the Fluid Systems department to turn vehicle-level requirements into a family of fluid components that enable Neutron to operate with aircraft-like reusability and reliability.
WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO
• Own fluid component designs from concept through launch
• Create and maintain analytical models to size new components from first principles and predict sealing, force balance, structural and timing behavior
• Create and maintain component product definition through CAD models, technical drawings, and test procedures
• Lead key component design, man
Requirements
Department: 2244 Neutron - Propulsion