Data Engineer

Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc.; Village of New Hyde Park (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Wellness Resources

Job summary

A forward-thinking aerospace company in New Hyde Park is seeking a Data Engineer to build pipelines, analytics, and tools for propulsion tests and launch operations. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in a technical field and at least 2 years of experience in data engineering. Strong skills in Python, SQL, and cloud platforms are required. This role will involve designing data systems, developing dashboards, and collaborating with engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related technical field.
• 2+ years of experience building data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and analytics systems.
• Proficient in Python, SQL, cloud data platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), streaming/real-time analytics, and dashboarding (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI).
• Strong ability to work cross-functionally and deliver data-products to engineering and operations teams.
• Strong communication, documentation, and a curiosity-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design and build data pipelines for test stands, manufacturing machines, launch telemetry, and operations systems.
• Develop dashboards, real-time monitoring, data-driven anomaly detection, performance trending, and predictive maintenance tools.
• Work with engineers across propulsion, manufacturing, and operations to translate data-needs into data-products.
• Maintain data architecture, ETL processes, cloud/edge-data systems, and analytics tooling.
• Support A/B testing, performance metrics, and feed insights back into design/manufacturing cycles.

Job description

Data is pivotal to our goal of frequent launch and rapid iteration. We’re recruiting a Data Engineer at iRocket to build pipelines, analytics, and tools that support propulsion test, launch operations, manufacturing, and vehicle performance.

The Role

• Design and build data pipelines for test stands, manufacturing machines, launch telemetry, and operations systems.
• Develop dashboards, real-time monitoring, data-driven anomaly detection, performance trending, and predictive maintenance tools.
• Work with engineers across propulsion, manufacturing, and operations to translate data-needs into data-products.
• Maintain data architecture, ETL processes, cloud/edge-data systems, and analytics tooling.
• Support A/B testing, performance metrics, and feed insights back into design/manufacturing cycles.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related technical field.
• 2+ years of experience building data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and analytics systems.
• Proficient in Python, SQL, cloud data platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), streaming/real-time analytics, and dashboarding (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI).
• Strong ability to work cross-functionally and deliver data-products to engineering and operations teams.
• Strong communication, documentation, and a curiosity-driven mindset.

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Wellness Resources