Manufacturing Engineer II – Composites

About the role

Rocket Lab is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer II – Composites to support production activities for its launch vehicles. In a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment, you will ensure manufacturing standards are met to meet strict launch timelines.

Key responsibilities

• Facilitate production of current and future Rocket Lab launch vehicles.
• Develop and optimise production and test operations using Lean Six Sigma and other best practices.
• Create FMEAs and action plans, mitigating risk throughout the manufacturing process.
• Review and process non‑conformance documents.
• Design, develop and optimise tools, equipment and processes for production.
• Support implementation of process changes through prototyping, testing and validation.
• Contribute to continuous‑improvement projects, risk assessments, daily issue management and 5S initiatives.

Required profile

• Collaborate closely with the Lead Manufacturing Engineer.
• Work with engineers, technicians and subject‑matter experts across multiple departments.
• Enable the build and testing of launch vehicles in a manufacturing environment.

Required skills

• Lean Six Sigma
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• 5S methodology
• Process optimisation
• Prototyping
• Testing
• Validation