Senior Simulation Engineer – Large-Scale HPC & Data

Rocket Lab Corporation; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 115,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Sick Leave

Parental Leave

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Littleton, CO seeks a Senior Software Engineer I/II – Simulation Engineering to architect and drive large-scale distributed simulation environments for aerospace systems. You will build data pipelines, perform big-data analysis, and derive mission-level insights to support decision-making.

The role emphasizes Monte Carlo campaigns, HPC optimization, and cross-functional collaboration. Preferred candidates have 5+ years (Sr I) or 8+ years (Sr II) in simulation engineering, strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in large-scale simulation engineering, data analysis, or distributed computational modeling.
• Proficiency in Python, C++, or similar for heavy data analysis and simulation infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience architecting and analyzing large-scale Monte Carlo campaigns.
• Experience processing and analyzing large datasets with modern data analytics libraries or frameworks.
• Experience modeling complex, multi-component physical systems such as spacecraft constellations.
• U.S citizenship required, due to program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy large-scale distributed simulation environments for complex aerospace systems.
• Develop robust data pipelines to process, analyze, and visualize massive simulation datasets.
• Derive actionable engineering and mission-level insights through advanced statistical analysis and modeling.
• Optimize simulation infrastructure for HPC and distributed clusters to ensure scalability.
• Collaborate with domain experts to define campaign requirements and translate to scalable architectures.
• Lead the integration of complex simulation ecosystems across subsystems and analytical tools.

Skills

Monte Carlo campaigns

Large-scale simulations

Python / C++

Distributed computation

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Rocket Lab in Littleton, CO seeks a Senior Software Engineer I/II – Simulation Engineering to architect and drive large-scale distributed simulation environments for aerospace systems. You will build data pipelines, perform big-data analysis, and derive mission-level insights to support decision-making.

The role emphasizes Monte Carlo campaigns, HPC optimization, and cross-functional collaboration. Preferred candidates have 5+ years (Sr I) or 8+ years (Sr II) in simulation engineering, strong