Senior Electrical Engineer II – Space Robotics & Avionics

Rocket Lab; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Medical plans

401(k) with company match

Onsite fitness centers

Snacks and beverages

Merchandise discount

Job summary

Rocket Lab Robotics in Pasadena, CA seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer II to lead hardware development for robotics programs from requirements through prototyping, testing and production.

You will collaborate across disciplines, own PCBA design and environmental testing (EMI/EMC, TVAC, Shock, Vibe), work with FPGA/MCU systems, and mentor junior engineers; U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering; or other engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of electrical hardware design experience.
• Able to develop "blank sheet of paper" design concepts.
• Experience in PCBA design with FPGAs.
• Experience in motor control applications.
• Experience with analog signal chains.
• Proficiency performing circuit analyses using SPICE.
• Proficiency with board bring-up and debug.

Responsibilities

• End to end ownership of hardware for robotics and motor control applications.
• Drive architecture decisions to advance our control algorithms.
• Work with FPGA and Micro-Controller systems.
• Develop PCBA requirements in collaboration with other engineering disciplines.
• PCBA design verification testing and system integration testing.
• Own environmental tests including EMI/EMC, TVAC, Shock, Vibe, etc.
• Schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer.
• Oversight and mentorship of support engineers (layout, analysis, test, etc.).
• Production manufacturing support as needed.
• Support failure analysis and root-cause investigation for units in test, integration, or on-orbit operation.

Skills

Electrical design

FPGA

Motor control

PCBA design

Analog signal chains

SPICE

Board bring-up

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

SPICE

Simulink

Verilog

Job description

Rocket Lab Robotics in Pasadena, CA seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer II to lead hardware development for robotics programs from requirements through prototyping, testing and production.

You will collaborate across disciplines, own PCBA design and environmental testing (EMI/EMC, TVAC, Shock, Vibe), work with FPGA/MCU systems, and mentor junior engineers; U.S. citizenship is required.