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Flight Software Engineer at ROCKET LAB

Department: 2550 Electron GNC

Location
Waitematā, Auckland
Level
mid
Posted

Description

Rocket Lab is hiring a Flight Software Engineer - Electron to create, maintain, and support flight software for the Electron rocket and ground-based communication systems. The role includes developing software and unit tests, reviewing flight code, managing software architecture and requirements, conducting trade studies, deploying operational software, and delivering training. Candidates need a bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering or computer science field, at least two years of software engineering experience, and C/C++ development skills; experience with high-reliability systems, networking, radio communications, Linux, Python, and data processing is preferred.

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