Manufacturing Engineer II — Assembly & Integration

Rocket Lab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase program

Top-tier medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and sick time

Job summary

Rocket Lab is hiring an Manufacturing Engineer II – Assembly & Integration in Long Beach, CA. You will improve manufacturing processes, support product manufacturability, and lead factory setup and optimization, collaborating across cross‑functional teams to accelerate production ramps.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 2+ years' experience in manufacturing environments, with hands‑on problem‑solving skills and autonomy to drive complex assignments to completion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or similar.
• 2+ years of technical experience in a Manufacturing, Production, or Process Engineering environment.
• Hands‑on experience solving problems in complex manufacturing systems.
• Ability to effectively deliver on complex assignments with autonomy.
• Foundational knowledge in complex manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare feasibility studies and conduct manufacturing technology R&D projects.
• Partner with Design Engineering to incorporate design for manufacturability.
• Engineer and deliver factories – design, procure, install, validate assembly, test and verification processes.
• Support Development builds to uncover early learnings and resolve issues to accelerate ramp.
• Take ownership of production lines to remove blockers, improve yield and efficiency.
• Triage and diagnose failures with root-cause analysis and risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to resolve complex issues.
• Drive process improvements across manufacturing, test and integration.
• Support change management and process improvements for organizational effectiveness.

Skills

Problem solving

Autonomy

Manufacturing processes

Education

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

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Sensors

Job description

Rocket Lab is hiring an Manufacturing Engineer II – Assembly & Integration in Long Beach, CA. You will improve manufacturing processes, support product manufacturability, and lead factory setup and optimization, collaborating across cross‑functional teams to accelerate production ramps.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 2+ years' experience in manufacturing environments, with hands‑on problem‑solving skills and autonomy to drive complex assignments to completion.