Senior Simulation Software Engineer (Distributed HPC)

Rocket Lab; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II – Simulation Engineering to join the Space Systems team at our Littleton, CO site. The role focuses on architecting large-scale simulation environments, building robust data pipelines, and deriving actionable insights from massive simulation datasets to support mission decisions.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in simulation/data analysis, strong Python/C++ skills, experience with Monte Carlo campaigns, and familiarity with HPC and distributed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a STEM field.
• 8+ years in large-scale simulation engineering or data analysis.
• Experience with Python/C++ and data analytics libraries.

Responsibilities

• Architect large-scale simulation environments for aerospace systems.
• Develop data pipelines to process and visualize simulation outputs.
• Analyze simulations to derive engineering and mission insights.
• Optimize HPC and distributed cluster performance.
• Collaborate with domain experts to define campaign-level requirements.
• Lead integration of complex simulation ecosystems across subsystems.

Skills

Python

C++

Data analysis

Monte Carlo

HPC

Distributed computing

Education

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

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II – Simulation Engineering to join the Space Systems team at our Littleton, CO site. The role focuses on architecting large-scale simulation environments, building robust data pipelines, and deriving actionable insights from massive simulation datasets to support mission decisions.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in simulation/data analysis, strong Python/C++ skills, experience with Monte Carlo campaigns, and familiarity with HPC and distributed