Electrical Engineer II Verified today
About Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems. We build real hardware for meaningful missions across interplanetary exploration, in-space manufacturing, and national security.
The Role
Join our avionics design engineering team in Long Beach, CA. You will participate in the development and test of avionics hardware for spacecraft programs. Working across all phases of electrical hardware development, from requirements definition through design, prototyping, fabrication, testing, and production.
What You'll Do
- 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
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering, or other engineering degree
- 2+ years of electrical hardware design experience, including schematic capture and PCB layout
- Strong understanding of electric circuit design fundamentals and electrical engineering principles
- Proficiency with basic electronic lab equipment: power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMMs, signal generators, soldering irons
- Experience in creation of design verification test plans and test execution
- U.S. citizenship required due to program requirements (ITAR)
Nice to Have
- Master's degree in electrical or computer engineering, or other engineering discipline
- Experience designing for space environments, including radiation impacts and mitigation
- Experience in designing high-reliability aerospace applications
- Experience designing rigid-flex PCBs and electromechanical design
- Experience with FPGA design and embedded software development for ARM core processors
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment
Compensation
Base salary: $100,800 to $126,000 USD. Total compensation including equity: $110,875 to $143,625 USD. Equity grant value is designed around function, level, experience, and other factors.
Benefits
Company stock as part of total compensation package. Industry-leading Employee Stock Purchase Program with 15% discount. Top-tier medical plans (HMO, PPO, zero-cost HDHP with HSA contribution). Dental and vision coverage. Paid vacation, sick time, and 11 paid holidays. Flexible spending and dependent care accounts. Paid parental leave. Disability and life insurance. 401(k) with company match. Subsidized EV charging, onsite fitness centers (where available), discounted gym memberships, complimentary snacks and beverages, 50% employee discount on merch store, and additional employee discounts.
Work Environment
This position may require prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate levels of noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.