Senior Electrical Engineer II — Space Robotics & Avionics

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

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick time

401(k) with company match

EV charging subsidies

Merch store discount 50%

Job summary

Rocket Lab Robotics in Pasadena, CA seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer II to lead avionics hardware development for robotics programs. You will drive end-to-end hardware ownership, from requirements through testing and production, collaborating across disciplines in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes FPGA biology? - actually FPGA and microcontroller work, PCBA design, environmental tests, and system integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of electrical hardware design experience.
• Experience with PCBA design using FPGAs and motor control.
• Analog signal chain experience and SPICE analysis.
• Board bring-up and debugging proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware for robotics and motor control end-to-end.
• Drive architecture decisions for control algorithms.
• Work with FPGA and microcontroller systems.
• Develop PCBA requirements with other engineering disciplines.
• Perform PCBA design verification and system integration testing.
• Own environmental tests (EMI/EMC, TVAC, Shock, Vibe).
• Schematic capture and PCB layout with Altium.
• Mentor support engineers (layout, analysis, test).
• Provide manufacturing support as needed.
• Support failure analysis and root-cause investigations.

Skills

Electrical hardware design

PCBA design with FPGAs

Motor control applications

Analog signal chains

SPICE analysis

Board bring-up and debug

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Rocket Lab Robotics in Pasadena, CA seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer II to lead avionics hardware development for robotics programs. You will drive end-to-end hardware ownership, from requirements through testing and production, collaborating across disciplines in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes FPGA biology? - actually FPGA and microcontroller work, PCBA design, environmental tests, and system integration.