Robotics Facilities Operations Lead

Rocket Lab Corporation; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 83,200 - 124,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier medical

Company equity

401(k) retirement plan with company-må

Gym on site

Discounts and perks

Job summary

Rocket Lab Robotics in Pasadena seeks a Facilities Operations Lead to guide a multidisciplinary team maintaining a high‑reliability robotics facility. You will own safety, readiness, and continuous improvement across production spaces, labs, cleanrooms, and test areas.

The role requires managing maintenance programs, coordinating calibrations and vendors, and implementing test infrastructure upgrades to support growth and new programs. Onsite work in CA is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in facilities operations, production support, or regulated technical environments.
• Minimum 1 year of experience managing a team.
• Experience maintaining labs, production areas, cleanrooms, or controlled environments.
• Experience operating or supporting thermal vacuum test equipment.
• Experience with LN2 systems and safe handling.
• Experience setting up automated test systems (LabVIEW or similar).
• Experience creating safe operating procedures for test equipment and environments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee facility maintenance, readiness, and safety for Pasadena robotics facility.
• Ensure readiness of production, lab, cleanroom, and test areas; coordinate maintenance and improvements.
• Lead ESD and environmental controls across multiple spaces.
• Coordinate calibration, verification, metrology, and records with vendors.
• Set up equipment and infrastructure for thermal testing and LN2 systems.
• Develop and improve automated test systems and data quality.
• Train staff on safe operating procedures for test activities.
• Partner with engineering, production, quality and test teams to resolve facility issues.

Skills

Facilities operations

Team leadership

Safety compliance

ESD controls

LabVIEW or automation

Calibration/Metrology

Troubleshooting

Vendor coordination

Microsoft Office

Tools

LabVIEW

CMMS/JIRA

Microsoft Office

Job description

Rocket Lab Robotics in Pasadena seeks a Facilities Operations Lead to guide a multidisciplinary team maintaining a high‑reliability robotics facility. You will own safety, readiness, and continuous improvement across production spaces, labs, cleanrooms, and test areas.

The role requires managing maintenance programs, coordinating calibrations and vendors, and implementing test infrastructure upgrades to support growth and new programs. Onsite work in CA is required.