Senior Weld Engineer – Aerospace Welding & Equity

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Employee stock purchase program

Merchandise discounts

Job summary

Rocket Lab seeks a Senior Weld Engineer based at the Engine Development Center in Long Beach, CA, to lead welding process development for the Archimedes Engine and ensure production readiness. You’ll own welding specs, qualification tests, and NCRs, interfacing with design and manufacturing teams in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in aerospace welding, familiarity with TIG, Laser, MIG, and orbital GTAW, and a strong metallurgy background.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Welding, Mechanical Engineering or a relevant STEM field.
• 5+ years of experience in weld engineering for aerospace applications.
• Hands-on fabrication, manufacturing, or testing experience of welded assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement procedures and process improvements for all welding activities used in the production of the Archimedes Engine.
• Author welding process specifications and PQRs for each welding process on the Archimedes Engine.
• Define welding acceptance criteria per AWS D17.1 and NASA standards.
• Improve welding processes by conducting root cause analyses on weld-related nonconformances.
• Provide expert guidance on weld repair, rework, and dispositioning.
• Support production operations on full-scale welded assemblies and guide manufacturing engineers and welders.

Skills

5+ years welding

Welding processes

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

SOLIDWORKS

NX

Job description

Rocket Lab seeks a Senior Weld Engineer based at the Engine Development Center in Long Beach, CA, to lead welding process development for the Archimedes Engine and ensure production readiness. You’ll own welding specs, qualification tests, and NCRs, interfacing with design and manufacturing teams in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in aerospace welding, familiarity with TIG, Laser, MIG, and orbital GTAW, and a strong metallurgy background.