Inspection Technician I​/II

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 space. The rockets and satellites we build, and launch enable some of the most ambitious and vital space missions globally, supporting scientific exploration, Earth observation and missions to combat climate change, national security, and exciting new technology demonstrations.

Our Electron rocket has become the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket annually and has delivered more than 230 satellites to orbit, all while we work to develop Neutron, our upcoming medium-lift, reusable launch vehicle for larger constellation deployment. Our Space Systems business designs and builds our extensive line of satellites, payloads, and their components, including spacecraft that have been selected to support NASA missions to the Moon and Mars and components used on the James Webb Space Telescope.

At Rocket Lab, we’re not just launching rockets — we're building the future of space. Our Space Systems team builds everything from complete spacecraft, precision payloads to the components and subsystems that allow them to thrive in space, like solar panels, flight software, star trackers, optical systems, separation systems, radios, and more.

Our Space Systems team has enabled more than 1,700 missions, ranging from interplanetary exploration, in‑space manufacturing to national security and defense initiatives. The team has built spacecraft, payloads, and components for missions to the Moon and Mars, working with partners including NASA, the Space Development Agency, and the U.S. Space Force. Whether it’s a single high‑performance spacecraft, constellation, or the vertically integrated components that help them get to space — our world‑class Space Systems team is empowering some of the boldest and most ambitious space missions.

Based at Rocket Lab’s site in Silver Spring, Maryland, the Inspection Technician will be responsible for executing various aerospace inspections. You will support the Quality Inspector Supervisor and Space Systems organization. In this role, you’ll inspect mechanical and electrical components for spacecraft assemblies, operate precision tools like CMMs and micrometers, and assemble flight mechanisms using production drawings.

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Please note:

this position can be hired at the Inspection Technician I or Inspection Technician II level)

• Inspect mechanical and electrical components before use in traceable spacecraft assemblies
• Use and maintenance of Coordinate Measurement Machines (CMM), calipers, micrometers, gages,
  comparators, hardness testers, and other common mechanical inspection tools.
• Create Standard Operating Procedures for specific mechanical parts.
• Communicate findings through written standardized documentation and verbal discussion.
• Assemble space flight mechanisms following written production drawings and procedures.
• Idea generation of potential process improvements.
• Shipping and receiving components according to standard company procedures.

• 2+ years of quality inspection experience in a highly regulated production or manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with common manufacturing processes.
• Familiarity with common aerospace inspection tools, e.g. calipers, multimeters, micrometers, gages,
  comparators, etc.
• Familiarity with common aerospace assembly tools, e.g. torque wrenches, force gages, load cells, scales, etc.

• 5+ years of quality inspection experience in a highly regulated production or manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with common manufacturing processes.
• Familiarity with common aerospace inspection tools, e.g. calipers, multimeters, micrometers, gages,
  comparators, etc.
• Familiarity with common aerospace assembly tools, e.g. torque wrenches, force gages, load cells, scales, etc.

• At least 8+ years engineering experience in the aerospace industry.
• Candidate has…