Job brief: Senior Quality Technician

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Rocket Lab's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address Rocket Lab's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: Not published
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Albuquerque, NM · SolAero Office
• Posted: 2026-11-03

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Senior".

Must have

• Verify supplier Certificates of Conformance (CoC) and Certificates of Analysis (CoA) against purchase order requirements, material specifications, and drawings, including lot trac…
• Perform First Article Inspection (FAI) on new or changed purchased parts, as required (AS9102 format).
• High school diploma.
• 8+ years of manufacturing experience, or direct quality-related experience.
• Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Rocket Lab Employees must be a U.S.
• as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.

Conditions

• Stand and walk for entire shift (8+ hours) on various work surfaces
• Flexibility to work extended hours, weekends, and varied shifts as operational needs require

Main duties

• Inspect materials such as Germanium and GaAs substrate wafers, coverglass, adhesives, interconnects, aerospace electrical components, and precious metals.
• Support counterfeit and suspect material prevention per company procedures.
• Assist in writing and revising inspection instructions, test methods, and sampling plans.
• Deploy the Quality Management System as it applies to scope of work.
• Lift, carry, push, and pull materials and equipment up to 25 lbs.

Lines copied from the posting, not rewritten. "Preferred" or "nice to have" items are not listed as must-haves.

How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for mechanic and technician jobs in Albuquerque, NM: $57k a year (58 listings, 7 employers). This listing does not publish pay to compare.
• Across Rocket Lab's 452 open listings, 24% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Rocket Lab hires

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