Spacecraft Operations Engineer II/SeniorActive$125K

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

• Leverage automation as a key enabler to operate spacecraft, focusing on: software-driven solutions for efficient and reliable mission execution

• Design, develop and test ground software for long term space operations: ground scripting for robust and automated ops

• Design, develop and test flight software sequences and FDIR/telemetry: configuration to ensure spacecraft health and fault management through software-driven processes

• Maintain the continuous integration and testing of our operational code

• Ensure the on-call or shifts of operations

• Develop test methods and data analysis

What they're looking for

• Develop interface specifications, CONOPS, and other design documents
• Run validation against spacecraft simulation tools: flatsat, HITL, etc.
• Support AIT teams across multiple spacecraft integrated tests (TVAC, propulsion stack, DITL)
• Perform requirements validation and verification for subsystems and spacecraft missions