Configuration Management Engineer - Neutron

About the Role As a Configuration Management Engineer, you will deliver cross‑functional support to teams to align Neutron’s portfolio of products with the program’s strategy, requirements, operations, and technical maturity phases. This role is based in Auckland, New Zealand. Join a driven team that’s tackling challenging projects, delivering on exciting missions, and making an impact on the future of space! What You’ll Get to Do Develop our systems and collaborate with affected teams to ensure the manufacturing and integration teams know what we should build and when. Identify opportunities to improve the Neutron project’s processes and software tools to ensure that we know what we have built and we have confidence that it was built correctly. Drive our Engineering Change Management process (ECM) by collaborating closely with systems engineering, design, manufacturing, quality, supply chain teams, and production teams to facilitate effective design changes. Establish, guide, and maintain our engineering and manufacturing bill of materials (EBOM, MBOM) to ensure our master data remains up to date, and the team is aligned across a common set of release targets for both development testing and our flight manifest. Contribute to planning and project coordination across the program to implement design changes and process improvement activities. Provide configuration status reporting to show compliance with customer and regulatory requirements. Proactively identify and solve technical challenges to allow projects to proceed at pace. Define and uphold high‑quality engineering processes. Qualifications Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (or equivalent experience) 2+ years’ industry experience applied to a relevant technical field (e.g., Structures, Fluid Systems, Mechanisms, Propulsion) Demonstrated experience in delivering complex multidisciplinary systems consisting of fluid systems, structures, mechanisms, and/or propulsion with a broader awareness of other launch vehicle disciplines such as avionics hardware, avionics software, GNC, and/or radio communications. Proven track record of collaborating with cross‑functional stakeholders to guide projects from concept to completion. Proven communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues and engineering professionals. The ability to work to tight deadlines within a high‑pressure environment. Strong aptitude to learn new material to solve difficult, ambiguous challenges. Working knowledge of engineering design, CAD (preferably Teamcenter and NX), engineering drawings, and manufacturing processes. Strong understanding of the Engineering Change Process and associated configuration management, PDM, and other CAD file database experience. Nice to have: Project Management experience. Working knowledge of SQL databases, ERP experience. Power BI data visualization. Legal & Eligibility For candidates seeking to work in U.S. offices only: Rocket Lab employees must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (Green card holder), or otherwise eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for the application/interview process for a job in the United States should contact Giulia Johnson at [email protected]. For candidates seeking to work in NewZealand offices only: Background checks will be undertaken prior to any employment offers including nationality checks. Eligibility requires citizenship of Australia, Japan, NewZealand, Switzerland, the European Union, or a NATO member, or no ineligible dual citizenship. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Rocket Lab provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment at Rocket Lab, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. #J-18808-Ljbffr