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Senior Quality Inspector - NDT

Rocket Lab Indexed employerLong Beach, CA · Long Beach, California, United States
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On-site

Employment

Internship

Published

Aug 11, 2026

Closes

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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.

SENIOR QUALITY INSPECTOR – NDT

The Senior Quality Inspector - NDT Technician will play a critical role in ensuring the integrity, reliability, and quality of components and assemblies by collaborating closely with the engineering and production teams. This individual will be responsible for developing and implementing processes, acceptance criteria, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) activities. The role requires a highly skilled and experienced professional with a minimum of 10 years of experience in NDT and related fields. The Senior NDT Technician will lead NDT operations, develop testing techniques, and ensure compliance with industry standards. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge manufacturing processes in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

QUALITY INSPECTOR III – NDT

• Collaborate with engineering and production teams to develop and refine NDT processes, acceptance criteria, and SOPs.

• Lead and coordinate daily activities of the NDT team, ensuring efficient and effective inspection operations.

• Perform advanced penetrant (PT) inspections on components and assemblies to detect defects and ensure compliance with specifications.

Requirements

Department: 2432 Materials and Processing