Manufacturing Engineer I: Assembly & Process Innovation

Rocket Lab USA; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

Top-tier medical benefits

3 weeks vacation and 5 days sick leave

11 holidays per year

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase program

EV charging stations

Onsite gym

Food and drinks

Job summary

Rocket Lab USA is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer I - Assembly & Integration in California. The role focuses on improving manufacturing processes, supporting design for manufacturability, and leading factory setup and optimization.

It involves troubleshooting production issues, cross-functional collaboration, and driving efficiency across lines. Base pay and total rewards include equity, top-tier medical benefits, substantial vacation and leave, holidays, savings accounts, and a 401(k) with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or similar.
• Hands-on experience solving problems in complex manufacturing systems.
• Experience in manufacturing, production, or process engineering environments.
• Ability to deliver on complex assignments with autonomy.
• Foundational knowledge of manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare feasibility studies and conduct manufacturing technology R&D projects.
• Partner with Design Engineering to ensure manufacturability at scale.
• Engineer and deliver factories including design, procure, install, validate, assembly, test and verification processes.
• Support development builds to accelerate production ramp-up.
• Own production lines to remove blockers and improve yield and build efficiency.
• Triage failures and perform root-cause investigations with corrective actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve complex issues.
• Drive process improvements across manufacturing, test and integration.
• Contribute to change management and assess risk/impact of changes.
• Support business systems and process improvements to enhance efficiency.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Problem solving

Autonomy

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering or similar

Tools

Job description

Rocket Lab USA is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer I - Assembly & Integration in California. The role focuses on improving manufacturing processes, supporting design for manufacturability, and leading factory setup and optimization.

It involves troubleshooting production issues, cross-functional collaboration, and driving efficiency across lines. Base pay and total rewards include equity, top-tier medical benefits, substantial vacation and leave, holidays, savings accounts, and a 401(k) with