Space Avionics Engineer II – Stock Options Included

Telemetry Today LLC

Long Beach (CA)

On-site

USD 108,000 - 162,000

Full time

46 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Company stock
Employee stock purchase program
Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer II to join our avionics design team. You will develop and test avionics hardware for spacecraft, collaborating across disciplines from requirements through production, with opportunities to test on orbit.

We offer hands-on hardware design, PCB layout in Altium, and rigorous verification. This role requires US citizenship due to ITAR regulations, with a competitive base pay and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering.
  • 2+ years of electrical hardware design experience, including schematic capture and PCB layout.
  • Strong understanding of electric circuit design fundamentals.
  • Proficiency with lab equipment: power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMMs, signal generators, soldering irons.
  • Experience in design verification test plans and test execution.
  • U.S. citizenship required due to program requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Develop PCBA requirements with other engineering disciplines.
  • Schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer.
  • Circuit analysis including power, tolerance, and reliability.
  • PCBA design verification testing and system integration testing.
  • Production manufacturing support as needed.

Skills

Electrical hardware design
Schematic capture
PCB layout
Lab equipment proficiency
Design verification testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering
Master's degree in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer II to join our avionics design team. You will develop and test avionics hardware for spacecraft, collaborating across disciplines from requirements through production, with opportunities to test on orbit.

We offer hands-on hardware design, PCB layout in Altium, and rigorous verification. This role requires US citizenship due to ITAR regulations, with a competitive base pay and comprehensive benefits.

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