Principal Algorithm Engineer (EO/IR Image Analysis)Active

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

• Develop, validate, and optimize algorithms for EO/IR sensor data, including a: broad range of image processing techniques such as noise reduction, image enhancement, image registration, correction, and pattern recognition.

• Apply pattern recognition techniques to detect, classify, and track objects: in EO/IR data for mission-critical applications.

• Build and enhance modeling and simulation libraries, including the: development and utilization of image simulators to generate synthetic EO/IR data for algorithm development, testing, and validation in support of EO/IR payload missions.

• Support and enhance existing operational programs, including maintaining and: improving deployed algorithms, troubleshooting fielded systems, and ensuring ongoing system performance and reliability.

• Implement and test algorithm improvements in deployed systems to support ongoing mission needs.

• Apply strong programming skills (MATLAB, Python, C/C++) to develop robust: solutions for real-world mission problems.

What they're looking for

• Analyze large and complex EO/IR datasets to extract features, identify: patterns, and assess algorithm performance.
• Develop and document software tools for data collection, analysis, and performance assessment.
• Decompose high-level customer requirements into algorithm and subsystem: requirements to inform software and systems engineering execution.
• Document and present algorithm performance results to technical and: non-technical stakeholders, including government customers.