Flight Software Engineer INew$100K

The opportunity

Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services, complete spacecraft design and manufacturing, payloads, satellite components, and more – all with the goal of opening access to space. The rockets and satellites we build and launch enable some of…

What you'll do

  • Develop application software to run within a Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and/or embedded Linux

  • Develop hardware drivers to interface to Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs),: Star Trackers, Reaction Wheels and other spacecraft sensors and actuators

  • Develop and maintain comprehensive unit tests to run within a Continuous Integration framework

  • Collaborate with hardware-in-the-loop test engineers to verify and validate: combined software and hardware functionality

  • Collaborate with systems engineers and embedded systems engineers in: developing, documenting and validating requirements

  • Participate in review of source code changes and ensure all changes meet company coding standards

What they're looking for

  • Participate in design reviews such as a PDR and CDR
  • Assist with on-orbit (and interplanetary!) flight operations
  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, electrical: engineering, or equivalent technical degree
  • Experience in embedded software development
Flight Software Engineer I at Rocket Lab | Role Match