Spacecraft Harness Design Engineer I/II — Equity & Growth

Rocket Lab USA; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab USA based at Long Beach, CA, seeks a Harness Design Engineer I/II to design electrical harnesses for spacecraft, select interfaces, specify lengths, and generate design docs for CAD models. You will assist avionics teams with circuit design, analysis, prototyping and testing.

Role includes creating BOMs, harness layouts, and cross-disciplinary collaboration on satellite programs, with opportunities for growth and stock-based compensation as part of total rewards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering or other engineering degree.
• Experience with electrical engineering or avionics.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced spacecraft development environment.

Responsibilities

• Harness layout, connector and back shell selection, wire selection, and shielding for spacecraft.
• Create and maintain BOMs for harnessing in PLM.
• Develop test plans and procedures for avionics subsystems.
• Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams on electronic assemblies for spacecraft programs.

Skills

Electrical engineering experience

Avionics experience

Ability to work in dynamic environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering

Tools

LT Spice

Altium

Siemens Teamcenter

Job description

Rocket Lab USA based at Long Beach, CA, seeks a Harness Design Engineer I/II to design electrical harnesses for spacecraft, select interfaces, specify lengths, and generate design docs for CAD models. You will assist avionics teams with circuit design, analysis, prototyping and testing.

Role includes creating BOMs, harness layouts, and cross-disciplinary collaboration on satellite programs, with opportunities for growth and stock-based compensation as part of total rewards.