Spacecraft Avionics Engineer I – PCBA & On-Orbit Testing

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase program

Stock discount

Medical plans

Dental and vision

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer I for our avionics design team. You will participate in development and test of avionics hardware for spacecraft programs, collaborating with engineers across disciplines and covering requirements through production.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering, strong analog electronics experience, and proficiency with SPICE and Excel. U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.

Qualifications

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

Circuit analysis in SPICE

Excel data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering

Master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer I for our avionics design team. You will participate in development and test of avionics hardware for spacecraft programs, collaborating with engineers across disciplines and covering requirements through production.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering, strong analog electronics experience, and proficiency with SPICE and Excel. U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.