Rocket Lab Corporation
Harness Design Engineer I
About this role
Rocket Lab seeks a Harness Design Engineer I in Long Beach, CA to design electrical harnesses for spacecraft and assist with avionics engineering. You'll handle harness layout, connector selection, pinout documentation, and support avionics circuit design and testing for satellite and spacecraft programs.
What you'll do
- Design electrical harnesses including layout, connector selection, wire sizing, and shielding specifications
- Generate pinout tables and documentation based on spacecraft interconnect diagrams
- Create and maintain bills of materials (BOMs) in PLM systems
- Develop test plans and procedures for avionics subsystems
- Perform circuit analysis and optimization for performance and manufacturability
- Participate in design reviews and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams
What they're looking for
- Electrical harness design and layout
- Connector and component selection
- Electrical schematic documentation
- Avionics and circuit design
- Test planning and execution
- PLM tools and BOM management
- Communication systems (RS-422, SPI, Ethernet, CAN bus)
- Signal integrity and grounding principles
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Rocket Lab Corporation
Rocket Lab builds spacecraft and satellites that it launches on its own rockets, developing the avionics, flight software, and ground systems needed to operate these vehicles in orbit. The company is hiring software engineers, test automation specialists, and spacecraft operations engineers to develop embedded flight software, design testing systems, and manage satellite fleet health across commercial and government missions.
View all jobs at Rocket Lab CorporationLikely interview questions
- Describe your experience designing electrical harnesses—what connectors, wire types, and shielding techniques have you worked with?
- How have you approached generating and verifying pinout tables for complex spacecraft interconnect systems?