Senior Spacecraft Assembly & Test Lead

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 91,693,000 - 114,616,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Medical plans

Dental and Vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays

401(k) matching

EV charging subsidy

Onsite fitness centers

Discounted merch store

Job summary

Rocket Lab Corporation in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Assembly Integration & Test Technician to build and integrate flight hardware for space missions. You will follow engineering drawings, work instructions, and procedures to assemble spacecraft and subsystems while maintaining safety and quality standards.

The role requires hands-on experience in electrical and mechanical assembly, tool usage, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable hardware under tight

Qualifications

• 8+ years of manufacturing experience in aerospace.
• Lead complex spacecraft assembly, integration, and test campaigns.
• Perform mechanical rework including drilling, tapping, precision alignment, and bonded repairs.
• Experience with spacecraft propulsion systems including pressure testing and leak testing.
• Experience integrating spacecraft subsystems such as solar arrays, propulsion, payloads, deployable mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, integrate, and test spacecraft hardware to standards.
• Install electrical and mechanical hardware including harnesses, avionics components, heaters, RTDs, brackets, connectors, and other flight hardware.
• Use electrical and mechanical assembly tools, measurement equipment, and calibrated tooling safely.
• Perform functional checks, continuity testing, insulation resistance testing, and production verifications.
• Support spacecraft functional testing, CPT, and environmental test campaigns.

Skills

Aerospace manufacturing

Technical leadership

Mechanical assembly

Propulsion systems

Subsystem integration

Lifting operations

Troubleshooting

Drawing interpretation

Tools

SAP

MES

ERP

Job description

Rocket Lab Corporation in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Assembly Integration & Test Technician to build and integrate flight hardware for space missions. You will follow engineering drawings, work instructions, and procedures to assemble spacecraft and subsystems while maintaining safety and quality standards.

The role requires hands-on experience in electrical and mechanical assembly, tool usage, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable hardware under tight