Senior Flight Software Engineer II - Space Systems

Rocket Lab; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab seeks a Senior Software Engineer II to design flight software for Space Systems in Tucson, AZ. You will contribute to embedded, real-time software across payloads and spacecraft, collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet stringent spaceflight requirements.

Responsibilities include developing multithreaded software, optimizing performance for constrained hardware, and ensuring capability to obtain and maintain US government clearance as required for defense collaborations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer engineering or similar.
• 8+ years of embedded software engineering experience.
• Experience in designing complex multithreaded applications.
• Experience designing flight software.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role developing payload flight software for Space Systems programs.
• Focus on deployment of algorithms into constrained sensor systems.
• Engage in requirements generation, implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Drive core software fundamentals of performance‑oriented programming.
• Be part of a team delivering innovative space missions.

Skills

Embedded software

Multithreaded design

Flight software

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer engineering

Tools

Python

MATLAB

FPGA

CUDA

Job description

Rocket Lab seeks a Senior Software Engineer II to design flight software for Space Systems in Tucson, AZ. You will contribute to embedded, real-time software across payloads and spacecraft, collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet stringent spaceflight requirements.

Responsibilities include developing multithreaded software, optimizing performance for constrained hardware, and ensuring capability to obtain and maintain US government clearance as required for defense collaborations.