Senior Electrical Engineer II - Secret Clearance Verified today
About Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems. The Space Systems team has enabled over 1,700 missions including interplanetary exploration, in-space manufacturing, and national security work with NASA, the Space Development Agency, and the U.S. Space Force.
The Role
Based in Long Beach, CA, you will participate in the development and test of avionics hardware for our spacecraft programs. You will work collaboratively with engineers across disciplines and participate in all aspects of electrical hardware development, from requirements definition through design, prototyping, fabrication, testing, and production. You will have frequent opportunities to test and operate your systems on-orbit.
What You'll Do
- Develop PCBA requirements in collaboration with other engineering disciplines
- Perform schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer
- Execute circuit analysis, including power, tolerance, and reliability assessments
- Conduct PCBA design verification testing and system integration testing
- Provide production manufacturing support as needed
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering, or other engineering discipline
- 8+ years of electrical hardware design experience, including schematic capture and PCB layout
- Strong background in analog electronics design
- Proficiency performing circuit analyses in SPICE and Excel
- Proficiency with Altium Designer for schematic capture and layout of complex PCBs
- Knowledge of processors, FPGAs, switch mode power supplies, communication interfaces, and analog instrumentation
- Active Secret Clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI
Nice to Have
- Master's or PhD in electrical or computer engineering, or other engineering discipline
- Proficiency with basic electronic lab equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMMs, signal generators, soldering irons
- Experience designing for space environments, including radiation impacts and mitigation
- Experience designing for high-reliability aerospace applications
- Experience designing rigid-flex PCBs and electromechanical design familiarity
- Experience with FPGA design and embedded software development for ARM core processors
- Demonstrated success working in a dynamic environment and managing competing priorities
Compensation and Benefits
Base pay range (CA only): $151,500 to $252,500 USD. Additional compensation includes company stock as part of your total package. Benefits include industry-leading Employee Stock Purchase Program (15% discount), top-tier medical plans (HMO, PPO, zero cost HDHP with HSA contribution), dental and vision coverage, paid vacation and sick time, 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, discounted gym memberships, complimentary snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.
Requirements
To work in US offices, you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident, or otherwise eligible to obtain required authorizations under ITAR and U.S. export regulations.