Production Automation Engineer II (Space Tech)

Rocket Lab Corporation

Long Beach (CA)

On-site

USD 102,000 - 128,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program
Company stock included
Medical plans
Dental and vision
Paid vacation and sick time
11 paid holidays
401(k) with company match
EV charging
Onsite fitness centers
Snacks and beverages
Merchandise discount

Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking a Software Engineer II - Production Automation to join the Production Automation team at its Long Beach, CA headquarters. You will collaborate with avionics and manufacturing engineers to develop, test, and support software for production automation of spacecraft components and systems.

We value hands-on engineers who can adapt to new stacks and work across a production environment. Expect responsibilities in code reviews, agile ceremonies, documentation, and close

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software/Electrical/Mechatronics Engineering.
  • 4+ years of work experience may substitute for a degree.
  • Experience with source control and issue trackers (e.g., Git, Jira, Redmine).

Responsibilities

  • Develop, improve, and support software applications for production automation.
  • Integrate production systems and support software in a production environment.
  • Develop software and unit tests for bug fixes and new features.

Skills

Software engineering experience
Source control tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software/Electrical/Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

Git
Jira
Redmine
Python
C++
Linux
Qt/PyQt

Job description

Rocket Lab is seeking a Software Engineer II - Production Automation to join the Production Automation team at its Long Beach, CA headquarters. You will collaborate with avionics and manufacturing engineers to develop, test, and support software for production automation of spacecraft components and systems.

We value hands-on engineers who can adapt to new stacks and work across a production environment. Expect responsibilities in code reviews, agile ceremonies, documentation, and close

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