Harness Design Engineer II – Spacecraft Avionics

Rocketlab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Employee stock purchase

Onsite fitness centers

Merchandise discount

Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking a Harness Design Engineer II based in Long Beach, CA. The role focuses on electrical harness design for spacecraft, interface organization, component selection, and documentation to support CAD models.

Expect involvement in electronics, circuit design, analysis, prototyping and testing alongside avionics teams. You will work with a multi‑disciplinary group to ensure reliable harness assemblies, pinout accuracy, and BOM integrity across programs, contributing to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 2+ years electrical engineering or avionics experience.
• U.S. citizenship required for program eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Harness layout and connector/back shell selection; wire size decisions; shielding considerations.
• Create and maintain pinout tables for harness connectors.
• Maintain BOMs for harnessing in the PLM system.
• Develop test plans and procedures for avionics subsystems and components.
• Participate in cross‑disciplinary design reviews and collaborate with other teams.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Avionics

Circuit design

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering

Tools

LT Spice

Altium

Siemens Teamcenter

JAMA

Job description

Rocket Lab is seeking a Harness Design Engineer II based in Long Beach, CA. The role focuses on electrical harness design for spacecraft, interface organization, component selection, and documentation to support CAD models.

Expect involvement in electronics, circuit design, analysis, prototyping and testing alongside avionics teams. You will work with a multi‑disciplinary group to ensure reliable harness assemblies, pinout accuracy, and BOM integrity across programs, contributing to