Spacecraft Avionics Engineer I

Rocket Lab USA; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab USA in Long Beach, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer I to join the avionics design engineering team and contribute to development and test of avionics hardware for spacecraft programs from requirements through prototyping to production.

You will collaborate with engineers across disciplines, perform circuit analyses, and support PCBA design verification and testing in a fast-paced space environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering; or other engineering discipline.
• A strong background in analog electronics design.
• Proficiency performing circuit analyses in SPICE and Excel
• 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

Analog electronics

SPICE

Excel

Circuit analysis

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Rocket Lab USA in Long Beach, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer I to join the avionics design engineering team and contribute to development and test of avionics hardware for spacecraft programs from requirements through prototyping to production.

You will collaborate with engineers across disciplines, perform circuit analyses, and support PCBA design verification and testing in a fast-paced space environment.