Manufacturing Engineer I - Avionics and TestNew

The opportunity

Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine.

What you'll do

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

  • Technical experience in a Manufacturing, Production, or Process Engineering environment

  • Hands-on experience solving problems in complex manufacturing systems

  • Ability to effectively deliver on complex assignments with autonomy

  • Foundational knowledge in complex manufacturing processes

  • Hands-on technical experience debugging electro-mechanical systems

What they're looking for

  • Working experience with environmental acceptance/production acceptance: testing, such as vibration, shock, thermal, and vacuum
  • Understanding of instrumentation, interfaces, and sensors including power: supplies, oscilloscopes, serial devices, switch topologies, accelerometers, thermocouples, RTDs, and 4-20mA sensors
  • Experience with designing, implementing, and supporting a production line and/or build area
  • Experience transitioning products from design to production as a part of: cross-functional team in a fast-paced, iterative design environment