Harness Design Engineer II

Rocket Lab Corporation•Long Beach, CA

10h•$108,000 - $162,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Harness Design Engineer II will be based at Rocket Lab’s global headquarters in Long Beach, California, and will primarily design electrical harnesses for spacecraft. The work includes organizing interfaces, selecting components, specifying split locations and lengths, and producing documentation that enables the spacecraft engineering team to create accurate CAD models. The role will also support electrical engineering activities for spacecraft and space systems components, including assisting avionics designers with circuit design, analysis, prototyping, and testing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or another engineering discipline.
At least 2 years of electrical engineering or avionics experience.
U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.

Nice To Haves

Master’s or PhD in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or another engineering discipline.
Experience in the aerospace or 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 the Siemens software suite, such as Teamcenter.
Experience with requirements management tools such as JAMA.
Experience testing electrical subsystems and assemblies, including thermal vacuum, 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, and 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 spacecraft harness design, including harness layout, connector and backshell selection, wire selection, and shielding.
Generate pinout tables for harness connectors at both ends of an assembly based on spacecraft interconnect diagrams.
Create and maintain harness bills of materials in the product lifecycle management (PLM) tool.
Assist in creating electrical system schematic and harness design documentation.
Develop test plans and procedures for avionics subsystems and components.
Analyze and evaluate spacecraft avionics circuits to optimize performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
Participate in internal design reviews and customer-facing review meetings as a representative of the avionics electrical engineering team.
Work with multidisciplinary teams to assist in designing electronic assemblies for satellite and spacecraft programs.
Assist avionics designers with circuit design, analysis, prototyping, and testing.

Benefits

Company stock as part of total compensation.
Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount on company stock.
Medical plans, including HMO, PPO, and a zero-cost HDHP option with a company 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) retirement plan with company match.
Subsidized EV charging.
Onsite fitness centers where available.
Discounted gym memberships.
Complimentary snacks and beverages.
50% employee discount on the company merchandise store.
Other employee discounts.