Senior Simulation Software Engineer II – Space Systems

Rocket Lab Corp.; Littleton, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan options

Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time

Paid parental leave

Discounts and perks

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Littleton, CO seeks a Senior Software Engineer II – Simulation Engineering to architect and scale large‑scale simulation environments for constellation‑level missions. You will design distributed campaigns, build data pipelines, and extract actionable insights from massive simulation datasets to guide critical decisions.

Collaborate with domain experts, optimize HPC infrastructure, and mentor teams.

Qualifications

• BS degree in CS, engineering, math, or physics.
• 8+ years in large-scale simulation or data analysis.
• Proficiency in Python, C++, or similar for data-heavy work.
• Experience with Monte Carlo campaigns.
• Experience with large datasets and analytics libraries.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Python

C++

Data analysis

Monte Carlo

Distributed computing

HPC

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math/Physics

Tools

Docker Swarm

Kubernetes

Job description

Rocket Lab in Littleton, CO seeks a Senior Software Engineer II – Simulation Engineering to architect and scale large‑scale simulation environments for constellation‑level missions. You will design distributed campaigns, build data pipelines, and extract actionable insights from massive simulation datasets to guide critical decisions.

Collaborate with domain experts, optimize HPC infrastructure, and mentor teams.