or apply directly on Rocket Lab Corporation's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 84 days Rocket Lab Corporation's roles stay open a median of 85 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Rocket Lab Corporation's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Rocket Lab Corporation
- high 455 stale, 12 reposted of 455 open
- Hiring momentum
- 683 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Rocket Lab Corporation's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Rocket Lab Corporation.
About this role
As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Rocket Lab, you will take ownership of complex products and lead problem-solving initiatives to drive manufacturing excellence. Your role will involve optimizing production processes, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing improvements while collaborating across various engineering disciplines. You will also mentor teams, design reliable assemblies, and ensure high-quality production outcomes.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Rocket Lab Corporation as an employer.
What you need
- Engineering degree (Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Chemical, Materials, or related)
- 5+ years manufacturing/production/process engineering experience
- Experience debugging complex systems on the factory floor
- Ability to ship results independently and lead teams
- Stakeholder influence and risk assessment skills
- Ability to thrive in high pressure environments
Nice to have
- Aerospace/defence/high-reliability manufacturing background
- Lean/Six Sigma certification
- Experience with ERP/PLM systems (Siemens TeamCenter, Infor LN)
- Expertise in DFMEA, PFMEA, Fault Tree, root cause/corrective action
- Knowledge of SPC, capacity modelling, value stream mapping
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Role demands high performance and may require non-standard hours
- Background checks will be conducted for security reasons
- Eligibility for the role is limited by ITAR regulations regarding citizenship
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Listed by Rocket Lab Corporation on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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