Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer II — Lead Autonomy

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); Sur place; USD 212 000 - 254 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Rocket Lab, a leader in end-to-end space systems, is seeking a Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer II to lead GNC/ADCS development for a growing fleet of spacecraft. Based at Rocket Lab’s site, you will oversee algorithm development, flight software, and subsystem design across missions from LEO to deep space.

You will mentor engineering teams, interact with customers, and coordinate with related departments to keep programs on schedule.

Qualifications

• B.S and 5+ years of industry experience in GNC/ADCS.
• Ability to maintain and obtain a security clearance.
• Prior experience directly interfacing with aerospace customers in the commercial or government sectors.
• U.S citizenship is required, due to program requirements.

Responsabilités

• Mentor a team responsible for GNC design, modeling, and analysis for diverse spacecraft and missions.
• Design of flight software, algorithms, and simulation products.
• Development of spacecraft autonomy tools for constellation management.
• GNC component selection and GNC subsystem design.
• Test process development and execution.
• Define fault detection and response.
• Hardware-in-the-loop and Monte Carlo simulation.
• Integrate flight and simulation software with analysis, test, and operations tools.
• Support internal and external design reviews.
• Coordinate with department leads to plan schedules and report technical status.

Connaissances

GNC & ADCS

Spacecraft design

Customer interaction

Security clearance

Flight software

Formation

B.S. in Engineering

MS/PhD (nice to have)

Outils

Jira

Description du poste

Rocket Lab, a leader in end-to-end space systems, is seeking a Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer II to lead GNC/ADCS development for a growing fleet of spacecraft. Based at Rocket Lab’s site, you will oversee algorithm development, flight software, and subsystem design across missions from LEO to deep space.

You will mentor engineering teams, interact with customers, and coordinate with related departments to keep programs on schedule.