Senior Software Engineer II - Distributed Aerospace Simulation

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

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Littleton, CO is seeking a Senior Software Engineer I/II - Simulation Engineering to architect large-scale simulation environments and drive data analysis for aerospace challenges. You will design distributed campaigns, build data pipelines, and extract insights to inform mission decisions, working with cross-functional teams on constellation-level problems.

This role emphasizes HPC optimization and systems architecture for high-performance simulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering, applied math, physics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in large-scale simulation, data analysis, or distributed modeling.
• Proficiency in Python or C++ for data analysis and simulation.
• Experience with Monte Carlo campaigns.
• Experience processing large datasets with modern analytics libraries.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Python

C++

Monte Carlo

Data analysis

Distributed computing

Space systems

Education

B.S. in CS/Engineering/Applied Math/Physics

Tools

Docker Swarm

Kubernetes

HPC

Job description

Rocket Lab in Littleton, CO is seeking a Senior Software Engineer I/II - Simulation Engineering to architect large-scale simulation environments and drive data analysis for aerospace challenges. You will design distributed campaigns, build data pipelines, and extract insights to inform mission decisions, working with cross-functional teams on constellation-level problems.

This role emphasizes HPC optimization and systems architecture for high-performance simulations.