Description
Rocket Lab is hiring a Flight Dynamics Engineer II based in Long Beach, California, to support Earth-orbiting, lunar, and interplanetary missions. The role covers trajectory development, orbital propagation, rendezvous and station-keeping analysis, launch-window and delta-V planning, guidance-profile validation, simulation-tool development, and real-time mission operations. Candidates need a relevant bachelor’s degree, at least two years of mission-design or flight-dynamics experience, orbital-mechanics knowledge, mission-analysis software experience, Python and Git skills, and U.S. citizenship. The position offers a base salary of $115,000–$145,000 USD and total compensation of $125,000–$161,000 USD, plus equity and benefits.
