Senior Avionics Engineer, Spacecraft Systems

Rocketlab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock purchase plan

EV charging stations

Onsite gym

Food and drinks

Other discounts

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer I to help design and test avionics hardware for spacecraft programs. You will work across disciplines from requirements through prototyping, testing and production, with opportunities to operate systems on orbit. Base pay range $130,000 — $170,000 USD in California, with equity and comprehensive benefits.

Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or eligible for ITAR, and possess a Bachelor's in electrical/computer engineering with 5+

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering; or other engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of electrical hardware design experience, including schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Strong background in analog electronics design.
• Proficiency performing circuit analyses in SPICE and Excel.
• U.S. citizenship required, due to program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop PCBA requirements in collaboration with other engineering disciplines.
• Schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer.
• Circuit analysis, including power, tolerance, and reliability related.
• PCBA design verification testing and system integration testing.
• Production manufacturing support as needed.

Skills

Electrical design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Analog electronics

SPICE analysis

U.S. citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer I to help design and test avionics hardware for spacecraft programs. You will work across disciplines from requirements through prototyping, testing and production, with opportunities to operate systems on orbit. Base pay range $130,000 — $170,000 USD in California, with equity and comprehensive benefits.

Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or eligible for ITAR, and possess a Bachelor's in electrical/computer engineering with 5+