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Senior RF Design Engineer I - Pipeline

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 RF Design Engineer I at Rocket Lab will focus on the development of new RF products, including the Frontier-Lite Radio. Responsibilities include defining requirements, designing and prototyping RF products, and collaborating with test and manufacturing engineers to ensure successful product introduction. The role also involves providing technical support and maintaining awareness of product development schedules to meet customer needs.

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

  • Bachelors degree in electrical engineering, RF communications, or other engineering degree
  • 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Fundamental RF knowledge including cascaded device analysis, link budget analysis, and HFSS
  • Experience in developing and delivering an RF product including assessing requirements, prototyping engineering models, and producing space worthy products
  • Solid theoretical and practical understanding of RF communications and navigation systems and components
  • U.S. Citizenship is required due to program requirements

Nice to have

  • Extensive experience in space grade board design including parts selection and performance simulation
  • Extensive experience in circuit analyses including worst case, reliability, FMECA, thermal, and derating analyses
  • Extensive experience supporting and leading complex engineering programs and developing associated documentation
  • Experience designing, integrating, and testing RF communications systems for launch vehicles or satellites
  • Demonstrated expertise in people management

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 salary listed for the position
  • Role involves working under pressure and to tight deadlines
  • Requires U.S. citizenship due to program requirements
  • Potential for prolonged periods of sitting, standing, and computer work

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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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