Senior Space Robotics Electronics Engineer

Telemetry Today LLC; Pasadena, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Medical plans

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick time

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Rocket Lab Robotics in Pasadena, CA, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer II to own hardware for robotics and motor-control systems, from requirements through production. You will collaborate across disciplines, lead PCB design, and drive environmental testing in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes end-to-end hardware development, mentorship, and timely integration with manufacturing and suppliers. US citizenship is required for program eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or another engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of electrical hardware design experience.
• Ability to develop blank-sheet-of-paper design concepts.
• Experience in motor-control applications.
• Experience with analog signal chains.
• Proficiency performing circuit analyses using SPICE.
• Proficiency with board bring-up and debugging.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of hardware for robotics and motor-control applications.
• Drive architecture decisions that advance control algorithms, including work with microcontroller-based systems.
• Develop PCBA requirements in collaboration with other engineering disciplines.
• Perform PCBA design verification testing and system integration testing.
• Own and support environmental testing, including EMI/EMC, thermal-vacuum, shock, and vibration testing.
• Perform schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer.
• Provide oversight and mentorship to support engineers performing layout, analysis, testing, and related activities.
• Lead electronic component and parts selection with consideration for electrical performance, reliability, environmental requirements, availability, lifecycle status, lead time, and cost.
• Develop and maintain engineering bills of material and partner with planning, supply chain, and manufacturing teams to support material readiness, long-lead procurement, and production schedules.
• Support sourcing and supplier selection for electronic components, PCBAs, and related hardware, including evaluation of alternates and resolution of obsolescence or supply-chain constraints.
• Drive design for manufacturability and testability, working closely with manufacturing and suppliers to ensure designs can be built, inspected, tested, and scaled reliably.
• Provide production and manufacturing support as needed.
• Support failure analysis and root-cause investigations for units in test, integration, or on-orbit operation.

Skills

Electrical hardware design

Motor control

Analog signal chains

Circuit analysis (SPICE)

Board bring-up & debugging

Schematic capture & PCB layout

US citizenship

Requirements definition

Mentorship & leadership

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 own hardware for robotics and motor-control systems, from requirements through production. You will collaborate across disciplines, lead PCB design, and drive environmental testing in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes end-to-end hardware development, mentorship, and timely integration with manufacturing and suppliers. US citizenship is required for program eligibility.