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Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer I for their Long Beach, CA location. The role focuses on ensuring quality for procured parts and services, interfacing between design and manufacturing teams and suppliers.
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Job Summary
Serve as the technical point of contact for assigned parts and assemblies, solving emergent supplier quality challenges and mitigating risk to the manifest.
Own production components and assemblies end-to-end — driving improvements in manufacturing methods, identifying new suppliers, and developing reliable rate-ramp processes.
Drive root cause resolution on assigned part issues; implement changes at suppliers or internally and pursue re-sourcing where warranted.
Matching Summary
Match Score: 75
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Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer I for their Long Beach, CA location. The role focuses on ensuring quality for procured parts and services, interfacing between design and manufacturing teams and suppliers.
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Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Technical point of contact for suppliers
Drive supplier improvement initiatives
Author and flow down specifications
Root cause resolution on part issues
Disposition Nonconformance tickets
Lead containment activities
Nice-to-have
Advanced depaneling and inspection technologies
Electronics-specific quality systems
NADCAP Electronics accreditation
Component qualification and counterfeit parts mitigation
Key Requirements
Minimum 5 years' experience in a regulated industry
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent
Prior experience in a supplier quality role
Proficiency with GD&T and engineering drawing interpretation
Structured problem-solving experience
Familiarity with AS9100 quality management systems