Quality Engineer I - Neutron

Rocket Lab USA - Long Beach, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Long Beach, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Quality Engineer I - Neutron at Rocket Lab is responsible for ensuring the quality of launch systems operations, particularly focusing on electric pump and engine assemblies. This role involves identifying and mitigating risks to mission success, leading cross-functional teams, and implementing quality control processes to enhance productivity and reliability in the production of the Neutron rocket.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize risks to mission success.
• Create action plans and lead execution of tasks to resolve problems.
• Steer cross-functional teams to focus on top-impact actions and hold people accountable for achieving expected milestones.
• Support and/or lead process failure mode and effect analysis.
• Drive implementation of built-in quality fundamentals - Check-Do-Check.
• Provide rapid response and problem resolution for containment and risk mitigation activities.
• Identify and categorize quality problems that are impacting the company's ability to deliver conforming hardware on schedule.
• Lead team to deep dive the top problems and properly identify and resolve the root cause of the issues, applying tools like 5 Whys, Cause and Effect analysis and 8Ds.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in a quality role
• Bachelor's in mechanical, aerospace or industrial engineering
• Experience in assembly of electro-mechanical components.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience developing new systems and processes.
• GD&T proficient
• Strong data analytics and visualization skills.
• Pareto analysis, root cause and corrective action experience.
• Experience in the aerospace industry or other quality-critical industries.
• Minitab or other statistical software expertise.

Benefits

• Top tier medical HMO, PPO & a 100% company-sponsored medical HSA plan option
• Dental and vision coverage
• 3 weeks paid vacation and 5 days sick leave per year
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Flexible spending and dependent care savings accounts
• Paid parental leave
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Discounted employee stock purchase program
• Subsidized EV charging stations
• Onsite gym
• Food and drinks
• Childcare concierge
• Other discounts