Senior CNC Machinist — Aerospace (5-Axis/NX)

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 72,800 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

Top tier medical HMO

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation

Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking a CNC Machinist III / Senior for the D shift at our Long Beach, CA headquarters. You will operate CNC lathes and mills, read drawings, and collaborate with CNC programmers to maintain tight tolerances and reduce non-conformances.

The role offers growth to Senior level with responsibilities across manufacturing and quality control. Ideal candidates have extensive experience with 5-axis considerations, live tooling, and GD&T, and will contribute to aerospace-grade hardware

Qualifications

• 5+ years CNC operation on lathe and mills.
• Dual spindle live tooling capability.
• Mills: turning 5th axis experience.
• Interpret drawings and GD&T.
• 8+ years CNC operation experience (Senior level).

Responsibilities

• Work with CNC lathe and mill machines.
• Read and translate drawings/CAD models.
• Provide feedback to improve work instructions.
• Work with CNC programmer to maintain tolerances.
• Work to reduce non-conformances found by quality or engineering.
• Provide improvement ideas on batch sizes, setups, tool selection etc.
• Track calibration and maintenance of all equipment and tooling in the area.

Skills

CNC lathe operation

CNC milling

Dual spindle tooling

GD&T interpretation

Job description

Rocket Lab is seeking a CNC Machinist III / Senior for the D shift at our Long Beach, CA headquarters. You will operate CNC lathes and mills, read drawings, and collaborate with CNC programmers to maintain tight tolerances and reduce non-conformances.

The role offers growth to Senior level with responsibilities across manufacturing and quality control. Ideal candidates have extensive experience with 5-axis considerations, live tooling, and GD&T, and will contribute to aerospace-grade hardware