Senior EO/IR Image Processing Engineer II

Rocket Lab Corporation

Long Beach (CA)

On-site

USD 162,000 - 243,000

Full time

12 days ago
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Employee Stock Purchase Program
Stock equity with total compensation
401(k) with company match

Job summary

Rocket Lab Corporation in Long Beach, CA seeks a Senior Algorithm Engineer II specializing in EO/IR image analysis for space payloads. You will design and validate algorithms, build simulation frameworks, and work with cross-functional teams on real-time processing and mission-ready software.

The role requires senior expertise in image processing, computer vision, and Python, with U.S. citizen status and clearance eligibility. Equity and competitive compensation are included.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience, master’s with 5+ years, or Ph.D. with 2+ years in a relevant technical discipline.
  • Strong experience designing, implementing, testing, and optimizing EO/IR image processing algorithms.
  • Broad experience in computer vision including detection, tracking, and 3-D modeling.
  • Proficiency in Python.
  • Experience in image-system modeling and simulation.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, validate, and deploy EO/IR image-processing algorithms for space payloads.
  • Create modeling/simulation frameworks to generate mission imagery for ML training.
  • Apply deep learning to detect and track low-SNR objects in EO/IR data.
  • Collaborate with software/firmware teams to run real-time implementations.
  • Maintain and improve deployed algorithms and system performance.
  • Analyze large EO/IR datasets and report results to stakeholders.
  • Present findings to government customers and participate in technical meetings.
  • Travel or work off-site as needed.

Skills

Python
Communication skills
Leadership
Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years experience
Master’s degree with 5+ years experience
Ph.D. with 2+ years experience

Tools

C/C++
Modeling & simulation

Job description

Rocket Lab Corporation in Long Beach, CA seeks a Senior Algorithm Engineer II specializing in EO/IR image analysis for space payloads. You will design and validate algorithms, build simulation frameworks, and work with cross-functional teams on real-time processing and mission-ready software.

The role requires senior expertise in image processing, computer vision, and Python, with U.S. citizen status and clearance eligibility. Equity and competitive compensation are included.

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