Senior Spaceflight Software Engineer – RTOS/Embedded

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase program

Company stock

Medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays

401(k) retirement plan with company 1:

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer I to support the development of flight software for Space Systems programs. You will participate in all phases from requirements through coding and testing, with on-orbit validation opportunities.

Responsibilities include developing RTOS/Embedded Linux software, drivers for IMUs and star trackers, and maintaining unit tests within CI. A 5+ year background in embedded software and strong C/C++ skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or equivalent technical degree.
• 5+ years of demonstrated applicable experience in embedded software development.
• Proficiency in C and C++ languages.
• Experience with Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) or with Embedded Linux.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop application software to run within a Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and/or embedded Linux.
• Develop hardware drivers to interface to IMUs, Star Trackers, Reaction Wheels and other spacecraft sensors and actuators.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive unit tests to run within a Continuous Integration framework.
• Collaborate with hardware-in-the-loop test engineers to verify and validate combined software and hardware functionality.
• Collaborate with systems engineers and embedded systems engineers in developing, documenting and validating requirements.
• Participate in review of source code changes and ensure all changes meet company coding standards.
• Participate in design reviews such as a PDR and CDR.
• Assist with on-orbit (and interplanetary) flight operations.

Skills

Embedded software development

C and C++

RTOS / Embedded Linux

Security clearance eligible

U.S. citizenship required

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or equivalent technical degree

Tools

CAN/CAN-FD

UDP/TCP

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer I to support the development of flight software for Space Systems programs. You will participate in all phases from requirements through coding and testing, with on-orbit validation opportunities.

Responsibilities include developing RTOS/Embedded Linux software, drivers for IMUs and star trackers, and maintaining unit tests within CI. A 5+ year background in embedded software and strong C/C++ skills are required.