Supplier Quality Engineer (I, II, Senior I, Senior II) - PCBANew$70K

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

• Serve as the technical point of contact for assigned parts and assemblies,: solving emergent supplier quality challenges and mitigating risk to the manifest.

• Own production components and assemblies end-to-end: driving improvements in manufacturing methods, identifying new suppliers, and developing reliable rate-ramp processes.

• Conduct DFM reviews to ensure parts are manufacturable, preferably prior to sourcing.

• Partner with procurement to vet suppliers for quality capability and takt time alignment.

• Author and flow down specifications translating Rocket Lab quality and: manufacturing requirements to the supply base.

• Scope advanced depaneling (cutting), optical inspection (AOI), and X-ray: inspection technologies that improve rate, quality, or efficiency.

What they're looking for

• Drive root cause resolution on assigned part issues; implement changes at: suppliers or internally and pursue re-sourcing where warranted.
• Create and disposition Nonconformance tickets; coordinate rework, repair, or: use-as-is dispositions with engineering.
• Lead containment activities on assigned parts: define scope, align cross-functional stakeholders, and drive to resolution.
• Experience in a regulated industry: Aerospace, Medical, Automotive, or similar.