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Rocket Lab is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer II to join its avionics and test team in Long Beach. This role centers on hands-on debugging of electro-mechanical and avionics systems, optimizing manufacturing processes, and supporting product design for manufacturability. You will troubleshoot production issues, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive continuous process improvements across Rocket Lab's factories.
Key responsibilities include:
- Hands-on debugging and troubleshooting of complex electro-mechanical and avionics systems in production environments
- Optimizing manufacturing processes to improve quality, reduce cost, and accelerate build rates
- Supporting product design for manufacturability (DFM) and transitioning designs from engineering to full-scale production
- Designing, implementing, and supporting production lines and build areas
- Conducting environmental acceptance and production acceptance testing (vibration, shock, thermal, vacuum)
- Collaborating with engineering, operations, and quality teams to solve complex manufacturing challenges
- Applying methodologies such as DFMEA, PFMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, and root cause/corrective action analysis
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or similar discipline
- 2+ years of technical experience in manufacturing, production, or process engineering environments
- Hands-on problem-solving experience in complex manufacturing systems
- Ability to deliver on complex assignments with autonomy
- Foundational knowledge of complex manufacturing processes
- Hands-on technical experience debugging electro-mechanical systems
Desired qualifications:
- Experience with environmental and production acceptance testing (vibration, shock, thermal, vacuum)
- Understanding of instrumentation, interfaces, and sensors (power supplies, oscilloscopes, serial devices, accelerometers, thermocouples, RTDs, 4-20mA sensors)
- Experience designing and supporting production lines and build areas
- Background transitioning products from design to production in fast-paced, iterative environments
- Demonstrated expertise with DFMEA, PFMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, and Pareto analysis
Rocket Lab offers competitive base pay plus company stock, industry-leading benefits including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, 401(k) matching, employee stock purchase program (15% discount), paid parental leave, subsidized EV charging, onsite fitness centers, and employee discounts.
