Workplace
On-site
Employment
Internship
Published
Aug 20, 2026
Closes
No date supplied
The role
ABOUT ROCKET LAB
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. Come shape the future with us.
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 - AVIONICS & TEST
his role centers on testing and avionics, involving hands-on debugging of electro-mechanical and avionics systems, optimizing manufacturing processes, and supporting product design for manufacturability. It also includes troubleshooting production issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving process improvements.
YOU’LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS
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Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or similar
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Technical experience in a Manufacturing, Production, or Process Engineering environment
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Hands-on experience solving problems in complex manufacturing systems&n
Requirements
Department: 2420 USA Manufacturing Engineering