Spacecraft Integration & Test Engineer II

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock purchase program

Medical plans

Dental & vision coverage

Paid vacation & sick time

11 paid holidays

Flexible spending accounts

Parental leave

Disability & life insurance

401(k) match

EV charging

Onsite fitness centers

Gym discounts

Snacks & beverages

Merchandise discounts

Job summary

Rocket Lab’s Space Systems team builds spacecraft, payloads, and components for missions to the Moon and Mars, delivering end-to-end hardware for ambitious space programs. The Integration & Test Engineer II role is based in Long Beach, CA, and supports development, test, and deployment of flight spacecraft systems, as well as test-system upkeep.

You will lead integration campaigns, define requirements and verification plans, and develop environmental test setups, working with a world-class team

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in electrical, electronics, mechatronics, aerospace, or other engineering degree.
• Experience with environmental testing such as thermal vacuum or random vibration testing.
• 2+ years as a test engineer in the aerospace industry.
• Strong understanding of satellite subsystems (CDH, ADCS, EPS, and COMM).
• Experience in a clean room and with ESD-sensitive equipment.
• Hands-on use of electrical test equipment (PSU, Oscilloscope, DMM).
• Experience designing and implementing test systems for electronics.
• Knowledge of sensors, signal conditioning, and data acquisition electronics.
• Familiarity with spacecraft harness design and best practices.
• Experience with 3D CAD NX; RF testing and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Basic networking knowledge and Linux experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and conduct integration and test campaigns across spacecraft development stages.
• Define systems requirements, verification, and validation plans with the team.
• Develop acceptance, qualification, and R&D test plans for spacecraft systems.
• Develop and operate environmental test systems (vibe, TVAC, thermal, EMI).
• Maintain ground support equipment and facilities for testing.
• Interface with ground test software and implement flight software changes.
• Lead investigations into anomalous vehicle behavior.
• Interface with hardware-in-the-loop test systems.

Skills

Master's or PhD

Environmental testing

Test engineering

Satellite subsystems

Clean room / ESD

Electrical test equipment

Test systems development

Sensors & data acquisition

Harness design

3D CAD NX

RF testing

Networking basics

Linux systems

Education

Master’s or PhD in electrical, electronics, mechatronics, aerospace, or other engineering degree

Tools

NX

Oscilloscope

DMM

Job description

Rocket Lab’s Space Systems team builds spacecraft, payloads, and components for missions to the Moon and Mars, delivering end-to-end hardware for ambitious space programs. The Integration & Test Engineer II role is based in Long Beach, CA, and supports development, test, and deployment of flight spacecraft systems, as well as test-system upkeep.

You will lead integration campaigns, define requirements and verification plans, and develop environmental test setups, working with a world-class team