Flight Software Team Lead — Spacecraft & Launch

Rocket Lab Corporation; Auckland; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab Corporation in Auckland seeks a Team Lead - Electron Flight Software to guide a five-engineer team responsible for Electron launch vehicle and Photon spacecraft software, while continuing to write code and review MRs.

You will own the long-term objectives for flight software, lead stand-ups and architecture discussions, recruit talent, and partner across teams to deliver reliable software on schedule. Strong embedded software and Git/Jira experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent knowledge.
• 5+ years of experience in a software engineering related discipline.
• Leadership experience in a software team with critical deliverables.
• Embedded software development experience.
• Experience with Git and Jira, or another issue tracker.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including explaining technical topics to less experienced colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Set long-term objectives for Electron flight software and deliver high-quality software on time.
• Lead software development for launch vehicle and spacecraft avionics embedded computers, ground segment communications, and avionics simulations, including hardware-in-the-loop.
• Approve software requirements, architecture designs, and definition of ready for backlog items.
• Write code and unit tests, review merge requests, and document how the team's software products operate.

Skills

Leadership

Embedded software

Software architecture

Git

Jira

Communication

HIL testing

Python

Education

BSc or higher in Software, CS, or EE

Tools

Git

Jira

Python

Job description

Rocket Lab Corporation in Auckland seeks a Team Lead - Electron Flight Software to guide a five-engineer team responsible for Electron launch vehicle and Photon spacecraft software, while continuing to write code and review MRs.

You will own the long-term objectives for flight software, lead stand-ups and architecture discussions, recruit talent, and partner across teams to deliver reliable software on schedule. Strong embedded software and Git/Jira experience are essential.