Senior Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities

• End to end ownership of hardware for robotics and motor control applications
• Drive architecture decisions to advance control algorithms using FPGA and Micro-Controller systems
• Develop PCBA requirements and perform design verification and system integration testing
• Own environmental tests including EMI/EMC, TVAC, Shock, and Vibe
• Perform schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer
• Provide oversight and mentorship to support engineers
• Support production manufacturing and failure analysis/root-cause investigation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering or a related discipline
• 5+ years of electrical hardware design experience (Level I) or 8+ years (Level II)
• Experience in PCBA design with FPGAs
• Experience in motor control applications and analog signal chains
• Proficiency in circuit analysis using SPICE
• Proficiency with board bring-up and debug
• U.S. citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications

• FPGA firmware design with Verilog
• Experience with Field-Oriented-Control and switch mode power supplies
• Experience designing electronics for space environments (radiation mitigation)
• Experience with Altium Designer, Librero, or Simulink
• Experience with FMEA and rigid-flex PCB design

About the Company

Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services, complete spacecraft design and manufacturing, payloads, and satellite components to open access to space.