Senior Electrical Engineer I - Spacecraft Avionics (Secret)

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock purchase program

Health insurance and medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan with company, 1

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rocket Lab Corporation in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer I for avionics hardware development on spacecraft programs. You will collaborate across disciplines from requirements through design, prototyping, testing, and production, with opportunities to test on orbit.

A Secret clearance is required with TS/SCI eligibility. The role emphasizes PCBA development, analog electronics expertise, and robust verification testing in a fast-paced space environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of electrical hardware design experience including schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Strong background in analog electronics design.
• Proficiency with circuit analyses in SPICE and Excel.
• Active Secret Clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI.

Responsibilities

• Develop PCBA requirements with other engineering disciplines.
• Schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer.
• Perform circuit analyses including power, tolerance, and reliability.
• PCBA design verification testing and system integration testing.
• Provide production manufacturing support as needed.

Skills

PCB layout

Schematic capture

Analog electronics

SPICE analysis

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Rocket Lab Corporation in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer I for avionics hardware development on spacecraft programs. You will collaborate across disciplines from requirements through design, prototyping, testing, and production, with opportunities to test on orbit.

A Secret clearance is required with TS/SCI eligibility. The role emphasizes PCBA development, analog electronics expertise, and robust verification testing in a fast-paced space environment.