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Rocket Lab Corporation

Senior Electrical Engineer II

Rocket Lab Corporation · Long Beach, CA

Posted 19 days ago

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This role has been open
19 days
Rocket Lab Corporation's roles stay open a median of 42 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Rocket Lab Corporation's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Rocket Lab Corporation
low
0 stale, 12 reposted of 455 open
Hiring momentum
683 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Rocket Lab Corporation's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Rocket Lab Corporation.

About this role

The Senior Electrical Engineer II at Rocket Lab will focus on developing and testing avionics hardware for spacecraft programs. This role involves collaborating with various engineering disciplines throughout the entire process of electrical hardware development, including requirements definition, design, prototyping, testing, and production. The engineer will also have opportunities to test and operate systems in orbit, emphasizing a passion for spacecraft electrical hardware design.

Our read on this posting3.4out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Rocket Lab Corporation as an employer.

What you need

  • 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
  • A 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 with processors, FPGAs, switch mode power supplies, communication interfaces and analog instrumentation

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, etc.
  • 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 in general

What you get

  • Competitive base pay
  • Company stock as part of total compensation package
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount on company stock
  • Top-tier medical plans (HMO, PPO, and a zero cost HDHP option with significant HSA company contribution)
  • Dental and vision coverage
  • Paid vacation and sick time

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of the technology stack beyond Altium Designer and SPICE
  • The role may involve prolonged periods of sitting and exposure to production area conditions
  • The position requires U.S. citizenship due to ITAR regulations, limiting the candidate pool

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Listed by Rocket Lab Corporation on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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