About this job

At Rocket Lab, we believe the future will be defined and enabled by access to space. As a world leader in launch and space systems, we’re making that future a reality and enabling the ideas of tomorrow to reach orbit today. We’re unlocking the potential of space and ushering in a new era of opportunity and exploration for the benefit of humankind.

As a junior engineer in the Avionics Integrated Electrical Systems Team you will have the unique opportunity to contribute to the electrical architecture design of the Electron launch vehicle, specialist ground support equipment and production automation tools. We have recently just completed our 14th successful launch of Electron carrying our very own satellite Photon that is now in orbit… this is truly one of the most exciting times to join Rocket Lab!

Responsibilities

This role is a technical role supporting the design of electrical subsystems that are optimized for reliability, performance, and mass; as well as testing, operator interfaces, regulatory compliance, and hands-on trouble shooting during test and launch. The role contributing to the design environment such as data management and systems engineering.

Profile

Essential skills

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience with hardware development or electronics test engineering.
• Professional experience in a fast-paced engineering environment
• Excellent communication both written and verbal

Preferred skills and experience

• Strong understanding of instrumentation, interfaces and sensors including power supplies, oscilloscopes, serial devices, accelerometers, thermocouples, RTDs, and 4-20mA sensors.
• Understanding in analysing circuits and developing test plans.
• Understanding of electronic circuits, design principles, and manufacturing techniques.

Important Information

For security reasons background checks will be undertaken prior to any employment offers being made to an applicant. These checks will include nationality checks as it is a requirement of this position that you be eligible to access equipment and data regulated by the United States’ International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Under these Regulations, you may be ineligible for this role if you do not hold citizenship of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the European Union or a country that is part of NATO, or if you hold ineligible dual citizenship or nationality.