Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Assembly & Integration

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Top-tier medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays

Flexible spending accounts

Paid parental leave

Disability and life insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company 4%

Job summary

Rocket Lab Corporation in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer I - Assembly & Integration to drive manufacturability and streamline factory setup. You will lead cross-functional efforts to scale production, troubleshoot complex issues, and optimize processes for faster, higher-quality builds.

The role requires 5+ years in manufacturing engineering and a track record of mentoring teams, with hands-on capability to push improvements across design and production interfaces.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or similar.
• 5+ years of technical experience in a Manufacturing, Production, or Process Engineering environment.
• Hands-on experience identifying and solving systemic multifaceted problems in complex manufacturing systems.
• Ability to deliver on multiple complex multifaceted assignments simultaneously with autonomy.
• Ability to coach and mentor others to raise the bar across multiple teams.
• Detailed technical knowledge in complex manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare feasibility studies and conduct manufacturing technology Research & Development projects.
• Partner with Design Engineering to incorporate Design for Manufacture into products to ensure robustness and manufacturability at scale.
• Engineer and deliver our factories – design, procure, install, validate assembly, test and verification processes.
• Support Development builds to uncover early learnings and resolve issues to accelerate ramp up.
• Take engineering ownership of production lines to remove blockers, improve yield and increase build efficiency.
• Triage and diagnose failures, conduct deep technical investigations and determine the right path forward with risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to resolve complex issues.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Process optimization

Problem solving

Cross-functional teams

Education

Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Computer Eng.

Job description

Rocket Lab Corporation in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer I - Assembly & Integration to drive manufacturability and streamline factory setup. You will lead cross-functional efforts to scale production, troubleshoot complex issues, and optimize processes for faster, higher-quality builds.

The role requires 5+ years in manufacturing engineering and a track record of mentoring teams, with hands-on capability to push improvements across design and production interfaces.