Facilities Operations LeadActive$139K

Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services, complete spacecraft design and manufacturing, payloads, satellite components, and more – all with the goal of opening access to space. The rockets and satellites we build and launch enable some of…

What you'll do

• Manage facility maintenance, readiness, and safety for the Pasadena robotics: facility, including infrastructure upkeep, lab, production, cleanroom, machine shop, and test area support, equipment installation, preventive maintenance, and coordination of repairs or improvements needed to keep operations running safely and effectively.

• Maintain readiness of production, lab, cleanroom, machine shop, and test: areas, including support equipment, utilities, fixtures, tooling, facility systems, organization, cleanliness, safety checks, and equipment maintenance coordination.

• Oversee ESD controls and environmental control compliance across production,: lab, cleanroom, and test environments, including controls maintenance, audit and corrective action support, and compliance with internal, customer, and program requirements.

• Coordinate equipment calibration, verification, and metrology activities,: including calibration tracking, verification support, records maintenance, vendor coordination, and serving as the site metrology subject matter expert where applicable.

• Manage facility and test equipment setup for test execution, including: spaces, equipment, fixtures, tooling, LN2-supported systems, and infrastructure for thermal testing, thermal vacuum testing, environmental testing, production acceptance testing, and other specialized test activities.

• Set up, support, and improve automated test systems using LabVIEW or similar: tools, including hands-on test support when needed and improvements to repeatability, safety, efficiency, and data quality.

What they're looking for

• Create, maintain, and train others on safe operating procedures for test: equipment, thermal vacuum systems, LN2-related operations, environmental test setups, production acceptance testing, machine shop equipment, and other specialized activities.
• Expand test capability by identifying equipment, facility, infrastructure,: tooling, and process needs for new programs, new product requirements, increased production volume, and improved test efficiency.
• Lead continuous improvement of production and test infrastructure to reduce: downtime, improve efficiency, increase reliability and test repeatability, and support a growing team.
• Coordinate vendors and contractors for facility maintenance, equipment: installation, calibration, repairs, environmental systems, machine shop equipment support, safety improvements, LN2-related infrastructure, and specialized facility or test infrastructure needs.