Senior PCBA Supplier Quality Engineer

Rocket Lab USA; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab USA in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer (I, II, Senior I, Senior II) - PCBA to ensure quality requirements for procured parts, services, and processes. You will translate technical requirements into clear specifications and drive supplier improvements while balancing internal and external priorities.

You’ll collaborate with design, manufacturing, and procurement, perform GD&T reviews, and support IR/NC dispositions.

Qualifications

• Experience in a regulated industry: Aerospace, Medical, Automotive, or similar.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Mechatronic Engineering, or equivalent.
• Prior experience in a supplier quality role.
• Proficiency with GD&T and engineering drawing interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical point of contact for assigned parts and assemblies, solving emergent supplier quality challenges and mitigating risk to the manifest.
• Own production components and assemblies end-to-end - driving improvements in manufacturing methods, identifying new suppliers, and developing reliable rate-ramp processes.
• Conduct DFM reviews to ensure parts are manufacturable, preferably prior to sourcing.
• Partner with procurement to vet suppliers for quality capability and takt time alignment.
• Author and flow down specifications translating Rocket Lab quality and manufacturing requirements to the supply base.
• Scope advanced paneling (cutting), optical inspection (AOI), and X-ray inspection technologies that improve rate, quality, or efficiency.
• Drive root cause resolution on assigned part issues; implement changes at suppliers or internally and pursue re-sourcing where warranted.
• Create and disposition Nonconformance tickets; coordinate rework, repair, or use-as-is dispositions with engineering.
• Lead containment activities on assigned parts - define scope, align cross-functional stakeholders, and drive to resolution.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Mechatronic Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Power BI

GD&T

Job description

Rocket Lab USA in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer (I, II, Senior I, Senior II) - PCBA to ensure quality requirements for procured parts, services, and processes. You will translate technical requirements into clear specifications and drive supplier improvements while balancing internal and external priorities.

You’ll collaborate with design, manufacturing, and procurement, perform GD&T reviews, and support IR/NC dispositions.