Senior Electrical Engineer - Robotics Avionics

Rocket Lab; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top tier medical benefits

Equity and 401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and sick leave

Paid holidays

EV charging stations benefit

Onsite gym and snacks

Job summary

Rocket Lab Robotics in Pasadena, CA seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer I/II to develop and test avionics hardware for robotics programs. You will own hardware development from requirements through production, collaborating across disciplines in a fast‑paced environment.

We value experience in motor control, FPGA/FPGAs, analog signal chains, and SPICE analysis, with hands‑on PCB layout using Altium Designer and strong debugging skills. US citizenship may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering; or other engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of electrical hardware design experience for level I, or 8+ years for level II.
• 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 hardware design

Motor control applications

Analog signal chains

SPICE circuit analysis

Board bring-up and debug

FPGA firmware design (Verilog)

Schematic capture and PCB layout

Altium Designer

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Simulink

Librero

Job description

Rocket Lab Robotics in Pasadena, CA seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer I/II to develop and test avionics hardware for robotics programs. You will own hardware development from requirements through production, collaborating across disciplines in a fast‑paced environment.

We value experience in motor control, FPGA/FPGAs, analog signal chains, and SPICE analysis, with hands‑on PCB layout using Altium Designer and strong debugging skills. US citizenship may be required.