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Rocket Lab Corporation

Manufacturing Engineer II - Assembly & Integration

Long Beach, CAFrom $125kmidAdded 3 days ago

About this role

Rocket Lab seeks a Manufacturing Engineer II to optimize assembly and integration processes for rockets and spacecraft. You'll conduct feasibility studies, support design-for-manufacturability efforts, engineer factory systems, troubleshoot production issues, and drive process improvements across manufacturing, test, and integration operations.

What you'll do

  • Prepare feasibility studies and conduct manufacturing R&D projects to evaluate new processes and technologies
  • Partner with Design Engineering to incorporate Design for Manufacture principles and ensure scalable production
  • Design, procure, install, and validate assembly, test, and verification processes for factory operations
  • Support development builds and resolve issues to accelerate production ramp-up and improve yield
  • Diagnose failures, conduct root cause analysis, and implement risk mitigation and corrective actions
  • Drive process improvements and change management across manufacturing while assessing design and process impact

What they're looking for

  • Manufacturing process engineering and optimization
  • Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
  • Complex problem-solving in manufacturing systems
  • Production line design and implementation
  • DFMEA, PFMEA, and root cause analysis methodologies
  • Test and verification process design
  • Cross-functional collaboration and communication
  • Environmental and production acceptance testing (vibration, thermal, vacuum)
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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.

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe your experience transitioning a product from design to full-scale production and the manufacturing challenges you encountered.
  • Walk us through a time you diagnosed a critical production failure—what was your investigative approach and how did you resolve it?
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