Harness & Avionics Design Engineer II (Equity)

rocketlab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

None

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Harness Design Engineer II to design electrical harnesses for spacecraft, organize interfaces, select components, and generate design documentation for CAD models. The role also involves assisting avionics activities, circuit design, prototyping, and testing within a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in engineering, 2+ years in electrical engineering or avionics, and U.S. citizenship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering; or other engineering degree.
• 2+ years of electrical engineering or avionics experience.
• US citizenship is required, due to program requirements

Responsibilities

• Harness layout, connector and back shell selection, wire selection, and shielding for spacecraft.
• Generate pinout tables for harness connectors based on interconnect diagrams.
• Create and maintain BOMs for harnessing in PLM.
• Develop test plans and procedures for avionics subsystems and components.
• Evaluate and optimize avionics circuits for performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Participate in design reviews as avionics team representative.

Skills

Electrical engineering experience

Avionics experience

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering; or other engineering degree

Master’s or PhD in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering; or other engineering degree

Tools

LT Spice

Altium

Siemens Teamcenter

JAMA

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Harness Design Engineer II to design electrical harnesses for spacecraft, organize interfaces, select components, and generate design documentation for CAD models. The role also involves assisting avionics activities, circuit design, prototyping, and testing within a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in engineering, 2+ years in electrical engineering or avionics, and U.S. citizenship.