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Rocket Lab · 2 months ago

Lead, Avionics Manufacturing Engineer

Long Beach, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$115K/yr - $155K/yr

5+ years exp

Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services and spacecraft design and manufacturing. The Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Avionics is responsible for process development and implementation of Avionics Components, supporting the Manufacturing Engineering Manager and overseeing the introduction of new products and continuous improvement processes.

AerospaceManufacturingSoftwareSpace Travel

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Coach, mentor and develop engineers to achieve new heights in their careers

Perform weekly, quarterly and yearly reviews with their direct employees

Interview and hire candidates to fill new roles

Create team goals and metrics to drive continuous improvement projects

Lead/organize meetings as necessary to drive project completion

Contribute to design reviews acting as an expert in design for manufacture, design for test, productivity, supplier capability assessments, quality control, etc

Oversee introduction and implementation of new products and product revisions

Perform initial Value Stream Mapping Exercises, Method of Manufacture plans, cell design, etc

Define and implement Factory layouts, Equipment selection, FAT, SAT, and production commissioning

Capital and facilities justification, project management and implementation

Lead problem containment and structured root cause & corrective action investigations

Lead the continuous improvement process in your area using lean tools and techniques such as 5S

Qualification

Avionics ComponentsManufacturing Process DevelopmentPersonnel LeadershipElectronic Circuit FundamentalsDFMEAPFMEATeam Goals CreationContinuous ImprovementRoot Cause AnalysisLean ToolsProject Management

Required

Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Preferably Electrical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, or Mechanical)

5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment

Personnel leadership experience

Strong working knowledge of EEE piece parts, PCB, PCBA, electromechanical assembly, tooling, test, and quality techniques

Extensive experience using fundamentals of electronic circuits, design principles, and manufacturing techniques to solve component issues in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

Advanced engineering degree (Preferably Electrical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, or Mechanical)

8+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment

Working experience with environmental acceptance/production acceptance testing, such as vibration, shock, thermal, and vacuum

Understanding of instrumentation, interfaces, and sensors including power supplies, oscilloscopes, serial devices, switch topologies, accelerometers, thermocouples, RTDs, and 4-20mA sensors

Experience with designing, implementing, and supporting a production line and/or build area

Experience transitioning products from design to production as a part of cross-functional team in a fast-paced, iterative design environment

Demonstrated experience with DFMEA, PFMEA methodologies, Fault Tree Analysis, Pareto analysis, root cause and corrective action