CareerPlan

Senior Data & Control Systems Engineer

Long Beach (CA)Full-time$124k2026-07-01 → 2026-11-10
Based in United States

Core

Design, build, and integrate data and control system hardware for rocket testing infrastructure, including motion control, power distribution, and portable data systems.

Role type

Senior IC hardware engineer (data & control systems)

Builds

Test stands and motion control cabinets for rocket vehicle validation

Domain

Aerospace manufacturing / Test infrastructure

Required skills

Electrical engineering fundamentals, high voltage DC electronics design, hardware debugging, risk mitigation in complex systems, schematic capture, PCB design

Preferred skills

SCADA/PLC familiarity, Python/MATLAB scripting, SPI/EtherCAT/CAN/Modbus protocols, Altium

Technologies

Altium, NI, Beckhoff, Python, MATLAB, SPI, Ethernet, EtherCAT, CAN, Modbus

Responsibilities

Design robust low-voltage control and instrumentation systems, design complete solutions for high-voltage applications, build and debug hardware projects side-by-side with technicians, train future operators on complex systems

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC