Machining Engineer I — Space Hardware Production

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); Presencial; USD 82.000 - 103.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Medical plans (HMO, PPO) and dental/ve

Vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays

Flexible spending accounts and Dep. CA

Paid parental leave

401(k) retirement plan with company

Descripción de la vacante

Rocket Lab’s Long Beach headquarters seeks a Manufacturing Engineer I - Machining to drive the machining development of new products and revisions for the Rutherford and Archimedes engines. You’ll improve manufacturability, lead rapid iterations, and help bring advanced components from design to production.

In this role you’ll set up in-house capabilities, select equipment, develop maintenance plans, and implement tooling to improve quality, delivery, and cost.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience in a machine shop environment.
• Experience in CAM software 3 and 5-axis CNC equipment.
• Well versed in GD&T and inspection methods.

Responsabilidades

• Contribute to design reviews acting as an expert in design for manufacture, design for machining, productivity, quality control, etc.
• Select, procure, and install machine shop equipment along with developing maintenance/calibration plans.
• Develop machining capability in-house for Archimedes components and implement rapid iterations.
• Design, develop, and implement tooling and equipment for use in a production environment to improve quality, delivery and/or cost performance.
• Responsible for continuous improvement and cost reduction projects belonging to the fabrication department.
• Collaborate with other Rocket Lab machine shops for general alignment, capability, and support.

Conocimientos

Machine shop

CAM software

5-axis CNC

GD&T

Educación

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing engineering, or equivalent

Herramientas

NX CAM

3D CAD software

Descripción del empleo

Rocket Lab’s Long Beach headquarters seeks a Manufacturing Engineer I - Machining to drive the machining development of new products and revisions for the Rutherford and Archimedes engines. You’ll improve manufacturability, lead rapid iterations, and help bring advanced components from design to production.

In this role you’ll set up in-house capabilities, select equipment, develop maintenance plans, and implement tooling to improve quality, delivery, and cost.