# Manufacturing Engineer II - Propulsion

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us. ENGINEERING Engineering is at the heart of Rocket Lab. Our engineering team has a proven track record of designing and developing world-class rockets and spacecraft that are changing the way we access and use space. You’ll work alongside driven, talented engineers from varied backgrounds and experience levels, all committed to the same mission. Our engineering team members span design, analysis, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, assembly and integration, quality control, engineering documentation, and more. MANUFACTURING ENGINEER II - PROPULSION Based out of Rocket Lab's Engine Development Center in Long Beach, CA the Manufacturing Engineer II - Propulsion is responsible for overseeing the introduction and implementation of new products and product revisions as related to both Launch and Space Systems engines. You will support the Director of Manufac

- **Id**: 3988734
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/rocket-lab-manufacturing-engineer-ii-propulsion>
- **Role**: Aerospace
- **Role family**: Aerospace
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Long Beach, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T18:23:01Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T22:34:19Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8363
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Gym membership, Life insurance, Parental leave, Retirement plans
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Launch Services, Satellite Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 684473
- **Name**: Rocket Lab
- **Domain**: rocketlab.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/rocketlab-2>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 74
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.797
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 44
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 110875
- **Max**: 143625
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 143625

## Technologies

- **FMEA** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T22:34:19Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 9 · green card filings: 1; Filings 12m: 9

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 44
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T02:01:59Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 143625
- **Is top pay**: yes

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