Manufacturing Engineer I - Assembly & Integration

ABOUT ROCKET LAB 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 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.  MANUFACTURING Manufacturing Engineering powers Rocket Lab’s factories from concept to fullscale production. We turn early ideas into manufacturable designs, build and optimize the systems that make them real, and constantly push for faster, better, smarter ways to build. We engineer the factories that build the rockets, boosting quality, cutting cost, and accelerating build rate.  MANUFACTURING ENGINEER I - ASSEMBLY & INTEGRATION This role focuses on improving manufacturing processes by conducting feasibility studies, supporting product design for manufacturability, and leading factory setup and optimization. It involves troubleshooting production issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams, driving process improvements, and supporting organizational efficiency through effective change management and business system enhancements. WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO:  Prepare feasibility studies and conduct manufacturing technology Research & Development projects   Partner with our Design Engineering teams to incorporate Design for Manufacture into our products to ensure robustness and manufacturability at scale   Engineer and deliver our factories – design, procure, install, validate assembly, test and verification processes   Support Development builds to uncover early learnings and resolve issues to accelerate the production ramp up   Take engineering ownership of production lines to remove blockers, improve yield and increase build efficiency   Triage and diagnose failures, conduct deep technical investigations and determine the right path forward including risk mitigation actions and root cause resolution   Collaborate with cross functional teams to resolve complex issues Drive process improvements across manufacturing, test and integration   Contribute to change management, assessing risk and impact of design or process changes   Support business system and p...