Data Engineer: Real-Time Analytics for Launch & Operations

iRocket; Hauppauge (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Disability Insurance

Wellness Resources

Job summary

iRocket is seeking a Data Engineer to build pipelines, analytics, and tools for propulsion test, launch operations, manufacturing, and vehicle performance. You will design data pipelines for test stands, manufacturing machines, launch telemetry, and operations systems.

Responsibilities include dashboards, real-time monitoring, anomaly detection, performance trending, and predictive maintenance tools, plus collaborating with propulsion, manufacturing, and operations teams to translate needs into

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Data Engineering, or related 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.

Skills

Python

SQL

AWS

GCP

Azure

Streaming Analytics

ETL/ELT

Dashboards

Cross-functional

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Data Eng

Job description

iRocket is seeking a Data Engineer to build pipelines, analytics, and tools for propulsion test, launch operations, manufacturing, and vehicle performance. You will design data pipelines for test stands, manufacturing machines, launch telemetry, and operations systems.

Responsibilities include dashboards, real-time monitoring, anomaly detection, performance trending, and predictive maintenance tools, plus collaborating with propulsion, manufacturing, and operations teams to translate needs into