Senior Electrical Engineer II, Spacecraft Avionics, Secret

Rocket Lab USA

Long Beach (CA)

On-site

USD 145,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier medical HMO
PPO and company-sponsored HSA
Dental and vision coverage
Paid vacation and sick leave
Paid holidays
Flexible spending accounts
Parental leave
Disability insurance
Life insurance
401(k) with company match
Employee stock purchase program
EV charging stations
Onsite gym
Food and drinks

Job summary

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

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in electrical hardware design, strong analogue electronics experience, and proficiency with Altium Designer, SPICE, and Excel.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering; or other engineering discipline.
  • 8+ years of electrical hardware design experience, including schematic capture and PCB layout.
  • Strong background in analog electronics design.

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 hardware design
Analogue electronics design
Circuit analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Altium Designer
SPICE
Excel

Job description

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

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in electrical hardware design, strong analogue electronics experience, and proficiency with Altium Designer, SPICE, and Excel.

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