Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Avionics & Test

ABOUT ROCKET LABRocket 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. Come shape the future with us.

MANUFACTURING Rocket Lab’s Manufacturing team are the builders and the doers who work with our advanced machinery across our global manufacturing sites to get our satellites, satellite components, and rockets out the door. They bring the designs of our engineers to life by using advanced manufacturing techniques like 3D printing to create our hardware and are responsible for delivering our projects and missions on time and on budget to our customers.

LEAD MANUFACTURING ENGINEER - AVIONICS & TESTBased out of Rocket Lab's Headquarters in Long Beach, CA the Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Avionics & Test is responsible for process development, implementation and sustainment of Avionics Components and Assemblies used across all programs. You will support the Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager for Avionics and Space Systems, Production, Test  and Design organizations, with deliverables required for internal leadership, board of directors, and investors.

WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO:
Coach, mentor and develop engineers to achieve new heights in their careers.

Perform weekly, quarterly and yearly reviews with their direct employees

Interview and hire candidates to fill new roles

Create team goals and metrics to drive continuous improvement projects

Lead/organize meetings as necessary to drive project completion

Contribute to design reviews acting as an expert in design for manufacture, design for test, productivity, supplier capability assessments, quality control, etc.

Oversee introduction and implementation of new products and product revisions

Perform initial Value Stream Mapping Exercises, Method of Manufacture plans, cell design, etc.

Define and implement Factory layouts, Equipment selection, FAT, SAT, and production commissioning

Capital and facilities justification, project management and implementation

Lead problem containment and structured root cause & corrective action investigations

Lead the continuous improvement process in your area using lean tools and techniques such as 5

SYOU’LL BRING THESE

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Preferably Electrical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, or Mechanical)5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

Personnel leadership experience Strong working knowledge of EEE piece parts, PCB, PCBA, electromechanical assembly, tooling, test, and quality techniques

Extensive experience using fundamentals of electronic circuits, design principles, and manufacturing techniques to solve component issues in a fast-paced environment THESE QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE:
Advanced engineering degree (Preferably Electrical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, or Mechanical)8+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

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

Demonstrated experience with DFMEA, PFMEA methodologies, Fault Tree Analysis, Pareto analysis, root cause and corrective action

This position may require prolonged periods of sitting,…