Senior Spacecraft Avionics Engineer II (Secret)

Rocket Lab Corp.; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

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

The role emphasizes hands-on PCB design, circuit analysis, and integration testing in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. Active Secret Clearance or ability to obtain TS/SCI is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of electrical hardware design experience, including schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Strong background in analog electronics design.
• Proficiency performing circuit analyses in SPICE and Excel.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer for schematic capture and layout.
• Active Secret Clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI.

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 considerations.
• PCBA design verification testing and system integration testing.
• Production manufacturing support as needed.

Skills

Electrical hardware design

Analog electronics

Circuit analysis

Excel

FPGA design

Embedded software (ARM)

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Power electronics

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering; or other engineering discipline

Tools

Altium Designer

SPICE

Excel

Job description

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

The role emphasizes hands-on PCB design, circuit analysis, and integration testing in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. Active Secret Clearance or ability to obtain TS/SCI is required.