Harness Design Engineer I/II
About The Position
Based out of Rocket Lab's global headquarters in Long Beach, CA, the Harness Design Engineer I/II will primarily work on design of electrical harnesses for our spacecraft, including organizing interfaces, selecting components, specifying split locations and lengths, and generating design documentation to pass to our spacecraft engineering team to allow accurate CAD models to be made. Since this role will have heavy involvement in electronics, you will also get to assist in the execution of electrical engineering activities for our spacecraft and space systems components. This includes assisting our avionics designers with circuit design, analysis, prototyping and testing. (Please note: this position can be hired at the Harness Design Engineer I or Harness Design Engineer II level)
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering; or other engineering degree
- Experience with electrical engineering or avionics
- 2+ years of electrical engineering or avionics experience
Nice To Haves
- Master’s or PhD in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering; or other engineering degree
- Experience in the aerospace/defense industry
- Experience supporting satellite development programs and satellite operations
- Thorough understanding of the space environment, orbital mechanics, and rigid body dynamics
- Experience with LT Spice, Altium, and/or Siemens software suite (i.e. Teamcenter)
- Experience with requirement management tools such as JAMA
- Experience with testing electrical subsystems and assemblies, thermal vacuum or random vibration, and hardware-in-the loop (HITL) testing
- Proficiency in electronics principles and electrical systems, including power electronics, communication systems (e.g. RS-422, SPI, Ethernet, CAN bus), signal integrity, and grounding
- Proficiency with instrumentation, interfaces, and sensors, including power supplies, oscilloscopes, serial devices, accelerometers, thermocouples, RTDs, and 4-20mA sensors
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment with competing priorities
Responsibilities
- Perform or support design tasks such as harness layout, connector and back shell selection, wire selection, and shielding for our spacecraft.
- Generate pinout tables for harness connectors at both ends of the assembly based on spacecraft interconnect diagrams
- Responsible for creating and maintaining BOMs for harnessing in our product lifecycle management (PLM) tool
- Assist in creating documentation for electrical system schematics and harness designs
- Develop test plans and procedures for avionics subsystems and components
- Perform analysis and evaluations to optimize spacecraft avionics circuits for performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
- Participate in internal design and customer facing review meetings as a representative of the avionics electrical engineering team.
- Work in multi-disciplinary teams to assist in design of electronic assemblies for our satellite and spacecraft programs
Benefits
- Company stock
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (with a 15% discount on company stock)
- Medical plans (HMO, PPO, and a zero cost HDHP option with a significant HSA company 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) retirement plan with company match
- Subsidized EV charging
- Onsite fitness centers (where available)
- Discounted gym memberships
- Complimentary snacks and beverages
- 50% employee discount on our popular merch store
- Variety of other employee discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
