HITL Software EngineerPosted today
The opportunity
Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine.
What you'll do
Work within a small team dedicated to designing, operating, and maintaining: the avionic test systems to support all of Rocket Lab’s mission from the production floor to the launch operations.
Contribute directly to the development of automation tools to optimise running HITL operations.
Work with other teams to verify the functionality and performance of the Rocket Lab avionic components.
Operate launch vehicle simulation platform for Day of Launch operations for specific missions.
Work hands-on with test and flight space hardware.
Ensure the HITL systems are subjected to an appropriate level of engineering rigour and documentation.
What they're looking for
- Make and maintain accurate technical documentation via system diagrams,: schematics, ICDs, procedures, test/anomaly reports.
- Analyse test results from raw data for pass/fail criteria.
- Troubleshoot root cause from anomalies and communicate the results and path: forward with internal teams, vendors, and customers.
- Work under the New Zealand HITL team to improve the HITL standardisation processes and automation.
