Senior PCBA Supplier Quality Engineer – Space Hardware

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical plans

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase program

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer I/II/Senior I/Senior II - PCBA to ensure quality for procured parts and processes.

You will translate requirements to suppliers, drive improvements, and manage critical quality issues across electronics manufacturing. This role emphasizes GD&T, supplier audits, and PPAP-like activities in a regulated aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace or Mechatronic Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in a supplier quality role in a regulated industry (aerospace, medical, automotive or similar).
• Proficiency with GD&T and engineering drawing interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical point of contact for assigned parts and assemblies, solving supplier quality challenges and mitigating risk.
• Own production components end-to-end, driving manufacturing improvements and supplier development.
• Conduct DFM reviews to ensure parts are manufacturable prior to sourcing.
• Partner with procurement to vet suppliers for quality capability and takt time alignment.
• Author and flow down specifications translating quality and manufacturing requirements to the supply base.

Skills

Supplier quality

GD&T proficiency

Engineering drawing interpretation

Education

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

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Power BI

Job description

Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer I/II/Senior I/Senior II - PCBA to ensure quality for procured parts and processes.

You will translate requirements to suppliers, drive improvements, and manage critical quality issues across electronics manufacturing. This role emphasizes GD&T, supplier audits, and PPAP-like activities in a regulated aerospace environment.