Senior Radio Frequency Digital Payload Engineer II

Job overview

Compensation is $141,800–$212,600 per year. The Senior Radio Frequency Digital Payload Engineer II role is onsite at Rocket Lab’s global headquarters in Long Beach, CA. in the structured pay fields; the posting lists a base salary range of $141,800–$212,600 and total compensation of $174,300–$269,875. Rocket Lab’s Space Systems team builds spacecraft, payloads, and components for space missions. The engineer develops digital payload products such as modems, processors, and network routers, taking designs from concept through in-flight operations, qualification, and production. The role supports product development and customer programs through requirements, architecture, prototyping, testing, technical reviews, and production introduction.

What you'll do

• Define and maintain requirements
• architect digital product designs
• support development decisions
• design and prototype products, including component selection and PCB layout, fabrication, and packaging
• support test plans and procedures, GSE, production automation, and product documentation
• coordinate with test and manufacturing engineers on new product introduction
• review proposals and requirements for compliance
• scope development activities
• support engineering reviews
• provide technical support and troubleshoot anomalies
• monitor product and production schedules.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior digital payload engineer ii

rocket lab

long beach ca

space systems

radio frequency engineering

digital payloads

modems

processors

network routers

pcb layout

digital signal processing

u.s. citizenship required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Company stock and employee stock purchase program
• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• paid vacation and sick time
• 11 paid holidays
• paid parental leave
• disability and life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• flexible spending and dependent care accounts
• additional listed employee perks.

Why this role

Future-opening pipeline role developing digital payload products for space systems; U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.

About the employer

Rocket Lab Corporation is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.