Avionics Project Engineer: Drive Production-Ready Changes

Rocket Lab; Auckland; Vor Ort; NZD 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Rocket Lab seeks an Avionics Project Engineer to join the Electron programme, driving engineering changes from scoping through production introduction and ensuring timely, cost-effective implementation.

You will own schedules, resources and quality outcomes, supporting ITAR and cross-functional teams across Engineering, Supply Chain and Production to maintain high cadence and reliability.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechatronics, Aerospace or related Engineering field.
• 1+ years' experience in an engineering, manufacturing or project environment.
• Working knowledge of engineering design, CAD, and manufacturing processes.
• Basic understanding of avionics or electronics hardware, such as reading schematics or electrical systems.
• Experience with PDM/PLM tools, such as Teamcenter, and CAD file databases.
• Understanding of engineering change management and associated configuration management practices.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across teams.

Aufgaben

• Plan, coordinate and deliver engineering change projects for Electron's avionics hardware, from scoping through to production introduction.
• Own schedule, resourcing and quality outcomes for assigned engineering changes, escalating risks early.
• Support the engineering change approval process, including scoping, resource estimation and cost/benefit assessments.
• Maintain EBOM and MBOM configuration control, including master data, effectivity, drawing release and accountability checks.
• Verify design data is accurate and complete before release to Supply Chain and Manufacturing.
• Support Engineering, Production and Supply Chain to resolve technical and schedule issues.
• Identify and drive configuration management process improvements to support increasing production and launch cadence.
• Communicate project status, risks and decisions clearly to engineering and leadership stakeholders.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Prioritization

Attention to detail

Working under pressure

Engineering knowledge

CAD/Design experience

Engineering change management

Configuration management

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechatronics/Aerospace or related Engineering field

Tools

Teamcenter

CAD file databases

Jobbeschreibung

Rocket Lab seeks an Avionics Project Engineer to join the Electron programme, driving engineering changes from scoping through production introduction and ensuring timely, cost-effective implementation.

You will own schedules, resources and quality outcomes, supporting ITAR and cross-functional teams across Engineering, Supply Chain and Production to maintain high cadence and reliability.