Senior Electronics Engineer

Rocket Lab; Carson (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in aerospace is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer to play a vital role in designing and developing electronic systems for commercial aviation. The position demands advanced skills in circuit design, modeling, and hardware testing, requiring a Bachelor's degree and over five years of experience in the aerospace sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in electrical engineering required.
• 5+ years of electronics circuit design experience in aerospace industry.
• Strong skills in analysis/modeling, design, and hands-on testing.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for research, design, and development of electronics equipment.
• Support technical engineering teams and lead improvement activities.
• Perform circuit design, analysis, and testing to ensure requirements are met.

Skills

Analysis/Modeling Skills

Design

Testing

Hands on experience

Protocols

Standards

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium/OrCAD

MATLAB/Simulink

PSIM

PSPICE

Job description

Senior Electronics Engineer

Published 06.17.2025

Company : Safran Cabin Job field : Electronics & Automation Location : Carson , California , United States Contract type : Permanent Contract duration : Full-time Required degree : Bachelor's Degree Required experience : More than 5 years Professional status : Employees / Staff Salary range : $90K - $142K

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Published 06.17.2025

Job Description

We trust our employees to bring bold ideas to build the future of aerospace together, contributing to our ranking by TIME as the leading Aerospace & Defense company on the 2023 World's Best Companies list (#59 on the full list). Join our team and become part of the group that's making amazing things happen on the ground and in the skies. Together, we'll proudly step back and say, “We did that."

In the role of Senior Electronics Engineer you'll play a pivotal part on our Engineering team.

The Sr. Engineer will be responsible for the research, analysis, design, development, testing, debugging and modification of electronics equipment such as VFMDs (Variable Frequency Motor Drives) for vacuum generators and air compressors (ACIM/BLDC), AC/DC Power Converters (3-Φ), 28V DC Valve Controllers, and W&W System Controllers for commercial aerospace industry.
The Sr. Engineer will take ownership and/or support technical engineering teams and projects related to W&W System Components. Using sound engineering principles, this engineer will interface with cross functional groups (internal and external) to ensure robust, airworthy designs are attained which meet budget, schedule and internal requirements and goals. This position will be responsible for participating in and leading improvement activities at a group and/or company level.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Analyze customer requirements and validate them by analysis/modeling/prototyping or based on previous product performance
• Create and maintain hardware requirements specification and hardware interface control documents
• Performs SPICE analysis of circuits using Altium/OrCAD PSPICE tools
• Performs analysis and MATLAB/Simulink modeling to generate control algorithms
• Analyze and designs magnetics for EMI filter, boost/buck inductors and other input/output filters
• Performs component selection & obsolescence management
• Performs circuit design and schematic capture using Altium/OrCAD tools
• Creates hardware design document that covers design analysis, notes, and specific guidelines followed
• Provides inputs to PCB layout design
• Performs worst case load analysis (DC Load Analysis) on the circuit designs
• Performs component derating and thermal analysis
• Performance design performance margin analysis
• Performs PCB board bring-up per the circuit design
• Creates PCB board level functional test procedures per circuit functional blocks
• Performs PCB troubleshooting and testing to resolve manufacturing issues.
• Creates design verification test procedure (DVTP) document
• Performs electronics hardware testing to make sure that requirements are met and generate test reports (DVTR)

Job Requirements

Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
• Analysis/Modeling Skills – Ability to use electrical circuit simulation tools such as PSPICE and system level simulation tools such as PSIM/MATLAB/Simulink.
• Design – Experience in analog and digital control systems and applications. Superior design skills in DC-DC converter, Active Rectifiers, Gate Drives, Voltage/Current Sensor Circuit designs, EMI filter designs.
• Testing – PCBA troubleshooting and testing
• Hands on experience – Using design/simulation tools such as Altium/OrCAD, MATLAB/Simulink, PSIM, PSPICE etc. and test equipment such as programmable power supplies, high speed digital oscilloscopes, logic analyzers etc.
• Protocols – Design level understanding of communication protocols such as CAN, ARINC, SPI, RS-232 etc.,
• Standards – Experience in applying aerospace regulations such as RTCA/DO-160 and RTCA/DO-254 guidelines to electronics designs
• Knowledge in major aerospace OEM electronics design guidelines
• Design & develop instrumentation capabilities for product electrical parameter characterization and validation
• Interpersonal Skills – Possess a strong work ethic, and commitment to excellence. Ability to communicate, ability to work in a team environment. Ability to provide leadership to other members of the engineering team

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Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience -
• Bachelors Degree in electrical engineering from a recognized ABET accredited institution or equivalent
• 5 + years of electronics circuit design experience in aerospace/aviation industry.

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Cabin designs, certifies, manufactures and supports innovative aircraft cabin interiors, equipment and systems, providing airlines and OEM Customers with distinctive aircraft branding, and their passengers with a safe, comfortable and enjoyable flying experience.

100,000

employees worldwide

27

Number of countries where Safran is located

35

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