Space Systems Manufacturing Leader

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

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) with company match

EV charging subsidies

Onsite fitness centers

Discounted gym memberships

Snacks and beverages

Merch store discount

Job summary

Rocket Lab Corporation in Long Beach, CA seeks a Lead Manufacturing Engineer for Space Systems to drive fabrication efficiency and manufacturability at scale. You will lead cross-functional teams, optimize processes, and own production lines from design to verification, while mentoring others and advancing change management initiatives.

The role emphasizes Design for Manufacture, equipment installation, and ongoing process improvements in a fast-paced space manufacturing environment.

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 proactively identifying and solving systemic multifaceted problems in complex manufacturing systems.
• Ability to effectively deliver multiple complex multifaceted assignments simultaneously with autonomy.
• Ability to effectively coach and mentor others to raise the bar across multiple teams.
• Detailed technical knowledge in complex manufacturing processes.
• Personnel leadership experience.
• Capital and facilities justification, project management and implementation.
• Perform periodic reviews with direct employees.
• Interview and hire candidates to fill new roles.
• Create team goals and metrics to drive continuous improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepare feasibility studies and conduct manufacturing technology Research & Development projects
• Partner with our Design Engineering teams to incorporate Design for Manufacture into our products to ensure robustness and manufacturability at scale
• Engineer and deliver our factories – design,procure, install,validateassembly,testand verification processes
• Support Development builds to uncover early learnings and resolve issues to accelerate the production ramp up
• Take engineering ownership of production lines to remove blockers, improveyieldand increase build efficiency
• Triage and diagnose failures, conduct deep technicalinvestigationsanddeterminethe right path forward including risk mitigation actions and root cause resolution
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to resolve complex issues
• Drive process improvements across manufacturing,testand integration
• Contribute to change management, assessing risk and impact of design or process changes
• Support business system and process improvements to drive increased organizational effectiveness and efficiency

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Leadership

Cross-functional

Design for Manufacturability

Problem solving

Project management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or similar

Job description

Rocket Lab Corporation in Long Beach, CA seeks a Lead Manufacturing Engineer for Space Systems to drive fabrication efficiency and manufacturability at scale. You will lead cross-functional teams, optimize processes, and own production lines from design to verification, while mentoring others and advancing change management initiatives.

The role emphasizes Design for Manufacture, equipment installation, and ongoing process improvements in a fast-paced space manufacturing environment.