About the job
ABOUT ROCKET LAB
Rocket Lab is a pioneering space solutions provider that offers comprehensive launch services, spacecraft design and manufacturing, payloads, and satellite components, all aimed at making space accessible. The rockets and satellites we engineer enable some of the most ambitious and crucial space missions worldwide, supporting scientific research, Earth observation, and initiatives to address climate change and national security, along with exciting technology demonstrations.
Our Electron rocket ranks as the second most frequently launched U. S. rocket annually, successfully delivering over 230 satellites into orbit. We are also developing Neutron, our upcoming medium-lift, reusable launch vehicle designed for deploying larger satellite constellations. Our Space Systems division designs and manufactures a diverse range of satellites, payloads, and components, including those selected for NASA missions to the Moon and Mars, as well as components utilized in the James Webb Space Telescope.
SPACE SYSTEMS
At Rocket Lab, we're not just launching rockets; we're shaping the future of space exploration. Our Space Systems team constructs everything from complete spacecraft and precision payloads to the subsystems that allow them to thrive in space, including solar panels, flight software, star trackers, optical systems, separation systems, radios, and more.
Having facilitated over 1,700 missions that span interplanetary exploration, in-space manufacturing, and national security initiatives, our team has built spacecraft and components for missions to the Moon and Mars in collaboration with esteemed partners such as NASA, the Space Development Agency, and the U. S. Space Force. Whether it's a single high-performance spacecraft, a satellite constellation, or the vertically integrated components that enable them to reach orbit, our world-class Space Systems team is at the forefront of some of the most daring and ambitious missions in space.
SENIOR FLIGHT SOFTWARE ENGINEER I/II
We are looking for a Senior Flight Software Engineer I/II to join our team at our headquarters in Long Beach, CA. In this pivotal role, you will support the development of flight software, contributing to the design and implementation of innovative solutions that will be used in our space missions.
