Avionics Automation Test Engineer II — Spacecraft QA & Automation

Rocket Lab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab seeks an Avionics Automation Test Engineer II for our Long Beach, CA headquarters. You will automate and improve testing for avionics and satellites, support the AIT team during test campaigns, and collaborate across software and systems teams to deploy enhancements and fixes.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, 2+ years in space-related testing or software, Linux proficiency, and the ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance. Competitive compensation and equity are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other technical discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in space, ideally with a spacecraft test, systems, or spacecraft software background.
• 2+ years of experience with programming in the context of distributed applications.
• Experience with Linux.
• Ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the deployment and utilization of our internal test automation platform for future spacecraft programs.
• Provide critical support to the Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) team as they execute spacecraft test campaigns using our software.
• Collaborate with other users of our software such as systems, flight software, ground software, and operations, adding features and managing deployments to meet their diverse needs.
• Investigate, resolve, and bury forever bugs and issues that other teams encounter.

Skills

Linux

Top-Secret clearance

Distributed apps programming

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field

Tools

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Rocket Lab seeks an Avionics Automation Test Engineer II for our Long Beach, CA headquarters. You will automate and improve testing for avionics and satellites, support the AIT team during test campaigns, and collaborate across software and systems teams to deploy enhancements and fixes.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, 2+ years in space-related testing or software, Linux proficiency, and the ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance. Competitive compensation and equity are offered.