Senior Spacecraft Avionics Engineer

Rocket Lab USA; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top tier medical HMO

401(k) with company match

Dental and vision coverage

3 weeks paid vacation

5 days sick leave per year

11 paid holidays per year

Life insurance

Onsite gym

Subsidized EV charging stations

Discounted employee stock purchase

Job summary

Rocket Lab USA seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer II in Long Beach, CA to develop avionics hardware for spacecraft programs. You will work across disciplines from requirements through production, with opportunities to test systems in flight environments.

The role emphasizes PCB design, schematic capture in Altium, analog electronics, and circuit analyses using SPICE/Excel, with strong collaboration and rapid learning in a fast-paced aerospace setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering or similar.

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

Analog electronics

Circuit analysis (SPICE)

Altium Designer

Processors & FPGAs

Power supplies

Interfaces & instrumentation

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Rocket Lab USA seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer II in Long Beach, CA to develop avionics hardware for spacecraft programs. You will work across disciplines from requirements through production, with opportunities to test systems in flight environments.

The role emphasizes PCB design, schematic capture in Altium, analog electronics, and circuit analyses using SPICE/Excel, with strong collaboration and rapid learning in a fast-paced aerospace setting.