Senior Flight Software Engineer II — Real-Time Spacecraft

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock purchase program

Great medical plans

Dental/vision coverage

Paid time off

11 holidays

401(k) match

Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer II to join our Space Systems team in Long Beach, CA. You will develop flight software for RTOS/Embedded Linux, write drivers for spacecraft sensors, and lead comprehensive unit tests while collaborating with hardware-in-the-loop and systems engineers.

You will participate in design reviews, help ensure requirements are met, and support on-orbit operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of embedded software development experience.
• Proficient in C and C++ and capable of RTOS/Embedded Linux work.

Responsibilities

• Develop application software to run within an RTOS and/or embedded Linux.
• Develop hardware drivers for IMUs, star trackers, reaction wheels and other sensors/actuators.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive unit tests to run within CI.
• Collaborate with hardware-in-the-loop test engineers to verify software/hardware functionality.
• Collaborate with systems and embedded engineers to develop, document and validate requirements.
• Participate in design reviews (PDR/CDR) and code reviews.
• Assist with on-orbit flight operations.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded software

RTOS experience

Security clearance ability

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or equivalent

Tools

RTOS

Embedded Linux

CAN/CAN-FD

UDP/TCP

Job description

Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer II to join our Space Systems team in Long Beach, CA. You will develop flight software for RTOS/Embedded Linux, write drivers for spacecraft sensors, and lead comprehensive unit tests while collaborating with hardware-in-the-loop and systems engineers.

You will participate in design reviews, help ensure requirements are met, and support on-orbit operations.