Quality Engineer - BASED IN POKENO, WAIKATO DISTRICT

Job Description

Rocket Lab is seeking a Quality Engineer to drive product excellence at its Pokeno, Waikato District location. The Quality Engineer will evaluate and enhance organizational processes to ensure top-notch product quality. This role involves assessing product quality, gathering and analyzing customer feedback, producing detailed quality reports, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. The Quality Engineer will build strong relationships across departments and ensure the implementation of robust quality standards, collaborating cross-functionally to optimize quality and efficiency throughout the product lifecycle.

What this role involves:

• Implementing and maintaining quality processes for product development and manufacturing
• Developing and implementing production quality inspection procedures
• Analyzing quality metrics, identifying improvements, and enhancing systems to meet quality goals
• Leading root cause analysis and corrective actions for quality issues
• Performing periodic quality system audits
• Recommending initiatives to improve product and system quality
• Providing quality assurance expertise for production and inspection
• Collaborating with customers on quality concerns
• Developing and delivering quality training

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of experience in a Quality Engineering role
• Bachelors degree in Science or Engineering
• Understanding of quality principles and business impact
• Experience in design and manufacturing quality engineering
• Knowledge of DFMEA, PFMEA, 8D, DFM