Vibration Test Technician III​/Senior Vibration Test Technician

Long Beach, CA

Rocket Lab is an end‑to‑end space company delivering responsive launch services, complete spacecraft design and manufacturing, payloads, satellite components, and more – all with the goal of opening access to space. Our rockets and satellites enable some of the most ambitious and vital space missions globally, supporting scientific exploration, Earth observation, climate‑change, national security, and exciting new technology demonstrations.

Our Electron rocket has become the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket annually and has delivered more than 230 satellites to orbit, while we develop Neutron, our upcoming medium‑lift, reusable launch vehicle for larger constellation deployment. The Space Systems business designs and builds an extensive line of satellites, payloads, and components, including spacecraft chosen to support NASA missions to the Moon and Mars, and components used on the James Webb Space Telescope.

Rocket Lab’s Manufacturing team are the builders and the doers who work with our advanced machinery across our global manufacturing sites to get our satellites, satellite components, and rockets out the door. They bring the designs of our engineers to life by using advanced manufacturing techniques like 3D printing to create our hardware and are responsible for delivering our projects and missions on time and on budget.

Based onsite at Rocket Lab’s global headquarters in Long Beach, California, the Vibration Test Technician will work on the electrical and electromechanical assemblies of the Electron Launch Vehicle avionics, Rutherford Rocket Engine, and Photon Satellite Components. Testing includes a wide range of satellite and rocket components, from radios and space batteries to actuators, network switches, cameras, and transducers.

(Please note – this role may be hired at a Vibration Test Technician III or Senior Vibration Test Technician level)

• Day‑to‑day tasks will involve functional testing, bench testing, vibration, and environmental testing.
• Technical capability with testing apparatus is critical to ensure all components are tested to the appropriate levels to be accepted for spaceflight.
• Ensure all components meet performance and quality requirements.

• 5+ years of experience in electronic component assembly, preferably for aerospace applications
• Experience with electrical assembly tools, bench testing, and measuring instruments.
• Experience with vibration tables, thermal environment chambers, and vacuum chambers
• HS Diploma or GED.

• 8+ years of experience in electronic component assembly, preferably for aerospace applications
• Experience with electrical assembly tools, bench testing, and measuring instruments.
• Experience with vibration tables, thermal environment chambers, and vacuum chambers
• HS Diploma orn

• Experience with in‑space electrical assemblies
• Experience with LabVIEW
• Knowledgeable in manufacturing product development
• Experience with Linux
• Experience with Anechoic Chamber
• Experience with TVAC chambers
• Excellent time management skills, and the ability to work overtime and long hours if needed.
• Eye for detail, as well as a methodical, tidy, and careful work ethic
• Natural inclination towards software and IT systems
• Industry or trade certified

• Must be able to work a Monday – Thursday 5:00 AM‑3:30 PM shift.
• Must be able to walk and stand for long periods of time
• Must be comfortable working in a production environment with extensive use of hazardous chemicals such as acids, alkalis, and solvents
• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted.
• Must be able to wear appropriate PPE for lab and electro‑chemical manufacturing environment
• Must be comfortable with climbing up and down ladders, grasping, standing, lifting, bending, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, carrying, crawling, and maneuvering in tight spaces
• Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed

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