Rocket Lab
Fluid Systems Intern Spring 2027
Long Beach, CA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Location
- Long Beach, CA
Long Beach, California, United States - Experience
- At least 3 months of applied engineering experience; 6+ months is preferred.
- Education
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s, master's, or doctorate degree program in an engineering, physics, or math discipline, with at least one semester remaining post internship.
- Visa sponsorship
- For U.S. offices, must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident, refugee, or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State and/or Department of Commerce authorizations.
About the job
Supports Rocket Lab’s Fluid Systems team in designing, building, testing, and analyzing hardware between the tanks and engine for the Neutron rocket.
What you'll do
- Apply engineering concepts to solve real challenges with the Fluid Systems team.
- Work with a mentor and department employees, sharing progress and developing technical and professional skills.
- Support development projects and collaborate across teams to deliver results.
What they ask for
- Enrolled in a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate program in engineering, physics, or math, with at least one semester remaining after the internship.
- GPA of 3.0 or above.
- At least 3 months of applied engineering experience; internship, laboratory, and personal or team project experience counts.
- Available full-time, on-site for at least 12 consecutive weeks beginning January, February, or March 2027.
Nice to have
- GPA of 3.5 or above and 6+ months of applied engineering experience.
- Experience with thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and propulsion; CAD/CAM, 3D printing, lathe machining, GD&T, or FEA.
Pay
$28.00 USD Hourly (base salary)
Tools
CAD/CAM, 3D printing, Lathe Machining, Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
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