Senior Electrical Engineer II, Spacecraft Avionics

Job overview

Compensation is $141,800–$212,600 per year. The Senior Electrical Engineer II, Spacecraft Avionics role is onsite at Rocket Lab’s global headquarters in Long Beach, CA. in the listing’s base-pay fields; the description gives a base salary range of $141,800–$212,600 per year and total compensation of $174,300–$269,875. The role supports Rocket Lab’s Space Systems team, which develops spacecraft, payloads, and subsystems for space missions. The engineer develops and tests avionics hardware for spacecraft programs, contributing across requirements, design, prototyping, fabrication, testing, and production. The work helps deliver reliable electrical hardware for spacecraft missions and includes collaboration with engineers from other disciplines.

What you'll do

• Develop PCBA requirements with other engineering disciplines
• capture schematics and lay out PCBs using Altium Designer
• perform circuit analysis
• conduct PCBA design verification and system integration testing
• provide production manufacturing support as needed.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior electrical engineer ii

spacecraft avionics

electrical hardware

pcb design

altium designer

circuit analysis

space systems

secret clearance

long beach ca

rocket lab

full-time

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Company stock, employee stock purchase program with 15% discount, medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, 401(k) match, and additional employee perks.

Why this role

Requires an active Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI; spacecraft hardware may be tested and operated on-orbit.

About the employer

Rocket Lab Corporation is hiring for this role. Industry: Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing. Sector: 33.