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Rocket Lab · 1 week ago

Senior Avionics Test Engineer – RF

Long Beach, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $170K/yr

5+ years exp

Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services and spacecraft design. The Sr. RF Test Engineer is responsible for the design, test, and integration of RF Components and Assemblies, supporting various programs and collaborating with manufacturing and design teams.

AerospaceManufacturingSoftwareSpace Travel

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Contribute to design reviews acting as an expert in design for design for test, productivity, supplier capability assessments, quality control, etc

Design and troubleshoot RF (S-Band, X, C bands) test setups and associated support equipment for production operations

Develop automated test hardware and test platforms in support of test programs with the intent of delivering to production

Manage, conduct and train production team members on Acceptance, Qualification and Proto-Flight test programs

Define and implement Factory layouts, Equipment selection, FAT, SAT, and production commissioning

Capital and facilities justification, project management and implementation

Lead problem containment and structured root cause & corrective action investigations

Qualification

RF design principlesPython programmingHardware developmentElectrical test equipmentData acquisition systemsEnvironmental testingDFMEA methodologiesTeam trainingRoot cause analysisProject management

Required

Bachelors degree in electrical, aerospace, manufacturing or similar engineering discipline

5+ years of experience with hardware development or electronics test engineering

Python programming experience

Understanding of electrical test equipment, test procedures, data acquisition systems, and instrumentation

Extensive experience using fundamentals of electronic circuits, RF design principles, and manufacturing techniques to solve component issues in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

Advanced engineering degree (Preferably Electrical or Aerospace)

8+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment

Working experience with environmental acceptance/production acceptance testing, such as vibration, shock, thermal, and vacuum

Understanding of instrumentation, interfaces, and sensors including power supplies, oscilloscopes, serial devices, switch topologies, accelerometers, thermocouples, RTDs, and 4-20mA sensors

Experience with LabVIEW, Python, and/or National Instruments hardware

Experience with designing, implementing, and supporting a production line and/or build area

Experience transitioning products from design to production as a part of cross-functional team in a fast-paced, iterative design environment

Demonstrated experience with DFMEA, PFMEA methodologies, Fault Tree Analysis, Pareto analysis, root cause and corrective action