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Rocket Lab · 1 day ago

Manager, Electrical Engineer - Secret Clearance

Tucson, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services and spacecraft design. The Manager, Electrical Engineer will be responsible for producing electrical concepts and designs for hardware and projects, ensuring successful integration and testing, and collaborating with various teams to solve complex engineering challenges.

AerospaceManufacturingSoftwareSpace Travel

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Produce electrical concepts and designs for a wide variety of hardware and projects

Work with fabrication shops and vendors to complete fabrication of designs

See designs through to successful integration and test

Show excellent investigative and trouble-shooting skills to assess issues and develop resolutions in the lab and in the field

Work proactively to complete tasks with some modest direction

Communicate effectively with project management, customers, and team members across disciplines

Attend technical interchange meetings with the team members and other project personnel and represent the organization in matters pertaining to project development

Provide status on assigned tasks and program schedules

Provide document review and resolve technical engineering and integration issues

Must have the ability to manage time and resources to meet assigned deadlines

Support travel or off-site work as needed

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Electrical engineeringDesign of RF/analog systemsElectronics design for spaceOpto-electronics designEMI/EMC complianceSchematic captureManagement skillsProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsLeadership skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or other technical discipline

8 years of engineering experience

Active U.S. Government Security Clearance with TS/SCI eligibility

Demonstrable experience in electrical engineering, with a strong focus on designing and developing electrical systems for space applications to include all facets of electronics design including high level architectural development, low level design of high speed, analog and digital printed circuit boards that will include interfacing with different communications buses

Extensive experience in the design of RF/analog building blocks like Low Noise amplifiers, mixers, Power Amplifier, Phase shifters, multipliers, LO distribution amplifiers, mixed-signal circuits, and mixed-signal systems such as ADC's DACs, and PLL's

Extensive design experience in meeting rigid EMI/EMC guidelines

Design experience with opto-electronics background in low-noise, high gain opto-electronic circuitry, electrical amplification, and various other optical diode detection components

Design experience with ability to migrate from R&D to Full Scale Production within a well-regulated AS9100 (ISO 9001) environment including accurate schematic capture, BOM creation, thermal, and timing analysis

Preferred

Current SSBI clearance

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex electrical systems and propose effective solutions

Excellent management skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks, manage resources, and deliver results within given constraints

Demonstrated leadership skills with experience managing and mentoring technical teams

Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and present technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders