Senior Manufacturing Engineer I - Assembly & Integration

Rocket Lab Corporation•Long Beach, CA

4d•$115,000 - $158,000

About The Position

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer I – Assembly & Integration role focuses on improving manufacturing processes through feasibility studies, manufacturing technology research and development, design-for-manufacturability support, and factory setup and optimization. The engineer partners with Design Engineering to ensure products are robust and manufacturable at scale, and engineers factories and the assembly, test, and verification processes used to build products. The role supports development builds, production ramp-up, and production-line performance by troubleshooting issues, improving yield and build efficiency, and conducting technical investigations to establish root causes and risk-mitigation actions. It also involves cross-functional problem-solving, process and design change management, and improvements to business systems and organizational effectiveness.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or a similar field.
At least 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 deliver multiple complex, multifaceted assignments simultaneously with autonomy.
Ability to coach and mentor others to raise performance across multiple teams.
Detailed technical knowledge of complex manufacturing processes.

Nice To Haves

Working experience with environmental acceptance or production acceptance testing, such as vibration, shock, thermal, and vacuum testing.
Understanding of instrumentation, interfaces, and sensors, including power supplies, oscilloscopes, serial devices, switch topologies, accelerometers, thermocouples, RTDs, and 4-20mA sensors.
Experience designing, implementing, and supporting a production line or build area.
Experience transitioning products from design to production as part of a cross-functional team in a fast-paced, iterative design environment.
Demonstrated experience with DFMEA, PFMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, Pareto analysis, root cause, and corrective action.
Ability to deliver complex assignments with autonomy.

Responsibilities

Prepare feasibility studies and conduct manufacturing technology research and development projects.
Partner with Design Engineering to incorporate design for manufacture and ensure products are robust and manufacturable at scale.
Design, procure, install, and validate factories, assembly processes, and test and verification processes.
Support development builds, identify early learnings, resolve issues, and accelerate production ramp-up.
Take engineering ownership of production lines to remove blockers, improve yield, and increase build efficiency.
Triage and diagnose failures, conduct technical investigations, and determine risk mitigation and root-cause resolution actions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve complex issues.
Drive process improvements across manufacturing, test, and integration.
Contribute to change management by assessing the risks and impacts of design or process changes.
Support business-system and process improvements to increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency.

Benefits

Company stock as part of total compensation.
Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount on company stock.
Medical plans, including HMO, PPO, and a zero-cost HDHP option with a company HSA contribution.
Dental and vision coverage.
Paid vacation and sick time.
11 paid holidays.
Flexible spending and dependent care accounts.
Paid parental leave.
Disability and life insurance.
401(k) retirement plan with company match.
Subsidized EV charging.
Onsite fitness centers where available.
Discounted gym memberships.
Complimentary snacks and beverages.
50% employee discount on the company merchandise store.
Other employee discounts.