Harnessing: Supplier Quality Engineer (I–II, Senior I–II)

Energy Jobline ZR; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Employee stock purchase program

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer (I, II, Senior I, Senior II) Harnessing to ensure quality for procured parts and processes. You will liaise between design, manufacturing and suppliers to drive improvements, maintain PPAP, and deliver high integrity hardware for space programs.

The role is based in Long Beach, CA, with opportunities to lead supplier development, implement quality controls, and reduce risk across supplier networks.

Qualifications

• Experience in a regulated industry: Aerospace, Medical, Automotive, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Strategically source and onboard suppliers by assessing capabilities, manufacturing processes, and quality systems.
• Develop and implement supplier technical requirements, quality flow downs, and process controls to meet hardware manufacturing needs.
• Oversee and monitor the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and ensure supplier qualification and reliability activities meet industry standards.
• Analyze supplier quality and delivery metrics to identify trends, drive improvement plans, and recommend technical product enhancements to reduce risk and defects.
• Provide feedback to suppliers to optimize manufacturing methods, reduce costs and cycle times, and increase yields.
• Serve as liaison between purchasing, engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to resolve quality issues and provide technical support.
• Lead supplier root cause analysis and corrective actions for quality gaps, escapes, or containments.
• Act as internal owner for supplier SPC, yield improvement, new tool/process qualification, and overall supplier performance in quality, efficiency, and cost.
• Lead projects and present findings to internal teams, management, and suppliers.

Education

Bachelors degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Mechatronic Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Power BI

Job description

Rocket Lab is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer (I, II, Senior I, Senior II) Harnessing to ensure quality for procured parts and processes. You will liaise between design, manufacturing and suppliers to drive improvements, maintain PPAP, and deliver high integrity hardware for space programs.

The role is based in Long Beach, CA, with opportunities to lead supplier development, implement quality controls, and reduce risk across supplier networks.