Senior Avionics Test & Launch Engineer — Space Vehicle Systems

NCAEC; Virginia; On-site; USD 115,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase program

Stock options

Medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k) retirement plan with company 4?

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Virginia is seeking a Senior Avionics Test and Launch Engineer. You’ll develop, test, and integrate avionics for Electron and Neutron, oversee configuration of systems, and lead testing projects within the Integrated Operations team.

You’ll mentor colleagues, craft CONOPS and HMIs for ground-and-vehicle hardware, and author procedures to ensure safe, reliable operations across missions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in engineering, preferably aerospace, mechanical, electrical or mechatronic.
• 5+ years in engineering design, test and/or operations focused on electrical/software.
• Experience with launch vehicles or spacecraft including integration and testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and test avionics and electrical systems for Electron and Neutron launch vehicles
• Oversee the configuration and checkout of avionics systems
• Lead and manage testing projects for avionics and electrical systems
• Mentor and train other operators within the Integrated Operations team on avionics and electrical systems
• Develop CONOPS and HMIs related to ground-and-vehicle-electrical hardware
• Author, review and carry out operations procedures

Skills

Avionics testing

Electrical systems

Leadership

Mentoring

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronic)

Tools

Java

Python

HTML

XML

TCP/IP

UDP

Job description

Rocket Lab in Virginia is seeking a Senior Avionics Test and Launch Engineer. You’ll develop, test, and integrate avionics for Electron and Neutron, oversee configuration of systems, and lead testing projects within the Integrated Operations team.

You’ll mentor colleagues, craft CONOPS and HMIs for ground-and-vehicle hardware, and author procedures to ensure safe, reliable operations across missions.