Senior Embedded Software Engineer II Space Systems

Rocket Lab Corp.; Tucson, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab Optical Systems in Tucson, AZ, invites a Senior Software Engineer II to design flight software for spacecraft per the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. You will contribute to payload software across demanding space programs, ensuring robust performance in constrained environments.

Join a team delivering mission‑critical software, collaborating across disciplines, and aligning with government security requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering
• 8+ years of experience in embedded software engineering
• Experience in designing complex multithreaded application
• Ability to obtain and maintain an U.S. Government security clearance

Responsibilities

• Play a key role supporting the development of payload flight software for Space Systems programs
• Focus on deployment of algorithms into austere environments on constrained sensor systems
• Participate in all aspects of software design and development from requirements to deployment
• Drive core software fundamentals of performance‑oriented programming leveraging accelerator technologies
• Be part of a team delivering impactful space missions

Skills

Embedded software engineering

Multithreaded design

Security clearance eligibility

Space/defense domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or computer engineering

Tools

CUDA

FPGA

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Rocket Lab Optical Systems in Tucson, AZ, invites a Senior Software Engineer II to design flight software for spacecraft per the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. You will contribute to payload software across demanding space programs, ensuring robust performance in constrained environments.

Join a team delivering mission‑critical software, collaborating across disciplines, and aligning with government security requirements.