Rocket Lab Corporation
Manufacturing Engineer I - Assembly & Integration
About this role
Rocket Lab seeks a Manufacturing Engineer I to optimize assembly and integration processes for spacecraft and rocket production. You'll conduct feasibility studies, drive design-for-manufacturability collaboration, engineer factory systems, troubleshoot production issues, and lead continuous process improvements in a fast-paced space manufacturing environment.
What you'll do
- Prepare feasibility studies and conduct manufacturing R&D projects to evaluate new processes and technologies
- Collaborate with Design Engineering to incorporate Design for Manufacture principles ensuring scalable, robust production
- Design, procure, install, and validate assembly, test, and verification processes for factory operations
- Support development builds and production ramp-up by identifying and resolving technical issues early
- Diagnose production failures through deep technical investigation and implement root cause corrective actions
- Drive process improvements and manage change control assessments across manufacturing, test, and integration
What they're looking for
- Manufacturing process engineering and optimization
- Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles
- Troubleshooting complex manufacturing systems
- DFMEA/PFMEA and root cause analysis methodologies
- Test instrumentation (oscilloscopes, thermocouples, accelerometers, sensors)
- Environmental and production acceptance testing (vibration, thermal, vacuum)
- Cross-functional collaboration and project management
- Production line design and implementation
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Rocket Lab Corporation
Rocket Lab builds spacecraft and satellites that it launches on its own rockets, developing the avionics, flight software, and ground systems needed to operate these vehicles in orbit. The company is hiring software engineers, test automation specialists, and spacecraft operations engineers to develop embedded flight software, design testing systems, and manage satellite fleet health across commercial and government missions.
View all jobs at Rocket Lab CorporationLikely interview questions
- Describe a complex manufacturing problem you diagnosed and solved—what was your analytical approach and what was the outcome?
- How have you applied Design for Manufacturability principles to transition a product from design to full-scale production?