Workplace
On-site
Employment
Internship
Published
Aug 11, 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 Engineering powers Rocket Lab's factories from concept to full-scale production. We're seeking Manufacturing Engineers across multiple disciplines to 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 rockets.
THE OPPORTUNITIES:
We're hiring across four key manufacturing disciplines:
• Assembly & Integration – Mechanical, Assembly, Propulsion, Mechanical Test
• Avionics & Test – Electronics manufacturing, electrical test, debugging systems
• Composites – Advanced materials, resins, ablatives, sandwich structures
• Machining – CNC programming, precision manufacturing, GD&T
In your application, please indicate which discipline(s) align with your experience and interests.
YOU'LL GET TO:
• Own & Ship:
• Become the expert on products you help build and launch
• Help teams hit production goals while maintaining quality
• Improve existing products and support new designs
Requirements
Department: 2410 NZ Manufacturing Engineering