Flight Software Engineer I (Electron) - Build Spaceflight Systems

Rocket Lab Corporation; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Auckland, New Zealand seeks a Flight Software Engineer I for the Electron program. You will contribute to software on the Electron rocket and ground systems, covering avionics, telemetry, and commands, and support software maintenance.

Responsibilities include developing software and unit tests, documentation, code reviews, and deploying operational software; a bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of experience are required; Linux experience and C/C++ are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in software engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a software engineering discipline.
• C/C++ development experience required.

Responsibilities

• Flight Software: Launch Vehicle Avionics Embedded Computers
• Ground Segment Communications
• Avionics simulations (including Hardware-in-the-loop)
• Software Development: develop software and unit tests per bug-fix and feature requests
• Develop documentation for operation of software products
• Review flight code merge requests
• Facilitate software architecture meetings
• Approve software architecture designs
• Keep tickets up to date regarding work in progress
• Manage trade-studies
• Approve Software Requirements
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings
• Deliver training on use of software products
• Deploy operational software

Skills

C/C++ development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or demonstrated equivalent

Job description

Rocket Lab in Auckland, New Zealand seeks a Flight Software Engineer I for the Electron program. You will contribute to software on the Electron rocket and ground systems, covering avionics, telemetry, and commands, and support software maintenance.

Responsibilities include developing software and unit tests, documentation, code reviews, and deploying operational software; a bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of experience are required; Linux experience and C/C++ are expected.