Quality Engineering Senior

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. Rocket Lab’s Supply Chain team is responsible for the flow of all materials, products, and components through the business. With many of our own products functioning as critical components to our own and our customers’ missions, the Supply Chain team has a direct impact on the success of our rocket and satellite programs. They set up the assembly kits that enables our technicians to put together our Electron rockets, manage inventory, look after shipping and receiving, manage direct and indirect procurement, and inspect and ensure that all of our materials and products are compliant and up to standard. SUPPLIER QUALITY ENGINEER (I, II, Senior I, Senior II)
- PCBA Based out of Rocket Lab's headquarters in Long Beach, CA, the Supplier Quality Engineer (I, II, Senior I, Senior II)
- PCBA role is responsible for ensuring quality requirements for procured parts, services, and processes are achieved. Working as a liaison between internal design/manufacturing stakeholders and suppliers, you translate technical requirements into clear specifications, drive supplier improvement, and manage the competing priorities between customers and suppliers. (This position can be hired as a Supplier Quality Engineer (I, II, Senior I, Senior II)
- PCBA Serve as the technical point of contact for assigned parts and assemblies, solving emergent supplier quality challenges and mitigating risk to the manifest. 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.  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. QUALIFICATIONS YOU’LL BRING AS A SUPPLIER QUALITY ENGINEER I
- PCBA Aerospace, Medical, Automotive, or similar. Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Mechatronic Engineering, or equivalent. Prior experience in a supplier quality role. Proficiency with GD&T and engineering drawing interpretation. QUALIFICATIONS YOU’LL BRING AS A SUPPLIER QUALITY ENGINEER II
- PCBA Aerospace, Medical, Automotive, or similar. Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Mechatronic Engineering, or equivalent. Prior experience in a supplier quality role. Proficiency with GD&T and engineering drawing interpretation. QUALIFICATIONS YOU’LL BRING AS A SENIOR SUPPLIER QUALITY ENGINEER I
- PCBA Aerospace, Medical, Automotive, or similar. Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Mechatronic Engineering, or equivalent. Prior experience in a supplier quality role. Proficiency with GD&T and engineering drawing interpretation. QUALIFICATIONS YOU’LL BRING AS A SENIOR SUPPLIER QUALITY ENGINEER II
- PCBA Aerospace, Medical, Automotive, or similar. Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Mechatronic Engineering, or equivalent. Prior experience in a supplier quality role. Proficiency with GD&T and engineering drawing interpretation. PCB / PCBA Electronics-Specific PCB fabrication processes: lamination, drilling, plating, surface finish (ENIG, HASL, immersion silver), and solder mask application. PCBA assembly processes: SMT (reflow, paste inspection, placement), through-hole, selective soldering, wave soldering, and hand soldering per IPC-A-610. First article and qualification processes for PCBs and PCBAs including UL certification, material traceability, and layer stack-up verification. Test methods for electronics: ICT, flying probe, functional test, X-ray inspection, AOI, and conformal coating inspection. Failure analysis techniques relevant to electronics: cross-sectioning, SEM/EDS, delamination/intermetallic analysis. Cleanliness and contamination control requirements (ionic contamination testing, no-clean vs. Understanding of component qualification and counterfeit parts mitigation (AS5553, AS6081). Experience with electronics-specific quality systems and NADCAP Electronics accreditation. Structured problem-solving experience using 8D, A3, or equivalent RCA methodology. Familiarity with AS9100 quality management systems; Knowledge of statistical quality methods: familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and Power BI a plus. This position may require prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate levels of noise, dust, and fumes in production areas