Senior Spacecraft Operations Lead

Rocket Lab; Long Beach (CA); Presencial; USD 173 000 - 339 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Equity compensation and stock options

Comprehensive benefits

Resumo da oferta

Rocket Lab is seeking a Principal Spacecraft Operations Engineer to lead mission operations for a growing satellite fleet at our Long Beach headquarters. You will own operational requirements, develop software-driven processes, and guide automation and ground software for routine and complex deployments.

Qualifications include 12+ years in space mission design or spacecraft operations, 5+ years leading teams, and expertise in ADCS, EPS, C&DH, and FDIR.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline required.
• 5+ years leading spacecraft missions or aerospace projects.
• 5+ years direct software development experience in high‑level languages.
• Experience in mission operations activities and on-console roles is required.
• Knowledge of ADCS, EPS, C&DH, and fault management is essential.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as mission operations technical lead; set direction and plan staff work.
• Advocate operability to optimize spacecraft and ground architecture.
• Own mission operations requirements and validation for spacecraft missions.
• Define automation strategies and develop software-driven operations.
• Design and test flight software sequences and telemetry configurations.
• Develop and test ground software for long-duration operations and automation.
• Maintain and integrate mission operations tools with CI and version control.
• Create interface specifications and operational procedures.
• Lead validation of flight products against simulators and testbeds.
• Support AIT across multiple spacecraft tests.
• Coordinate with NZ and USA teams and participate in program reviews.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Software development

Mission operations

Python/C

GNC/FDIR

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s or PhD in engineering

Ferramentas

Git

CI/CD

Jira

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Rocket Lab is seeking a Principal Spacecraft Operations Engineer to lead mission operations for a growing satellite fleet at our Long Beach headquarters. You will own operational requirements, develop software-driven processes, and guide automation and ground software for routine and complex deployments.

Qualifications include 12+ years in space mission design or spacecraft operations, 5+ years leading teams, and expertise in ADCS, EPS, C&DH, and FDIR.