Test and Launch Operations Engineer IActive$95K

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

• Operate Electron and Neutron ground systems as a launch console operator: during tests, rehearsals, and launches.

• Support development, integration, and testing of launch pad infrastructure, GSE, and facility systems.

• Lead and execute testing campaigns, including GSE commissioning and ground system readiness checks.

• Manage configuration and verification of launch pad hardware and facility systems.

• Develop operational procedures, test plans, and emergency response protocols for ground operations.

• Design and improve HMIs for ground control systems to enhance operator efficiency.

What they're looking for

• Troubleshoot and resolve real-time issues during test and launch operations.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (preferably Aerospace, Mechanical,: Electrical, Chemical, or Mechatronic Engineering)
• + years of experience in engineering design, test and/or operations, in the: focus of electrical/software engineering
• + years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree