Senior Spacecraft Electrical Engineer II

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Health insurance

Dental & vision coverage

Paid vacation & holidays

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer II to develop and test avionics hardware for spacecraft programs. You will design, prototype, and test PCBA systems, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes schematic capture, PCB layout in Altium, and thorough electrical analyses, with opportunities to test systems on orbit and support production. Eligible for stock-based compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering; or other engineering discipline.
• 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 of complex PCBs.
• Knowledge with processors, FPGAs, switch mode power supplies, communication interfaces and analog instrumentation.
• U.S. citizenship required, due to program requirements.

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/Excel)

Altium Designer

Processor/FPGA knowledge

Power supplies understanding

Analogue instrumentation

Education

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

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer II to develop and test avionics hardware for spacecraft programs. You will design, prototype, and test PCBA systems, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes schematic capture, PCB layout in Altium, and thorough electrical analyses, with opportunities to test systems on orbit and support production. Eligible for stock-based compensation and comprehensive benefits.