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Rocket Lab Corporation

Spacecraft Operations Engineer I/II

Long Beach, CAFrom $118kmidAdded 1 month ago

About this role

Rocket Lab seeks a Spacecraft Operations Engineer to manage satellite fleet health and performance across diverse mission phases, from commissioning through re-entry. You'll develop ground and flight software, automate spacecraft operations, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to support commercial and government missions.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop ground software and automation scripts for long-term spacecraft operations
  • Create flight software sequences and fault detection/isolation (FDIR) configurations for spacecraft health management
  • Support spacecraft assembly, integration, and test activities including thermal vacuum and propulsion stack tests
  • Perform validation and verification testing using simulation tools (flatsat, HITL) and maintain continuous integration
  • Generate mission requirements, interface specifications, and operational concepts (CONOPS) documentation
  • Provide on-call operational support and coordinate across engineering teams in multiple locations

What they're looking for

  • Flight software and ground software development
  • Spacecraft subsystems knowledge (propulsion, power, attitude control)
  • Test automation and continuous integration practices
  • Requirements validation and verification
  • Spacecraft command and control systems
  • Data analysis and test method development
  • Cross-functional team collaboration
  • Software-driven spacecraft automation
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Rocket Lab Corporation

Rocket Lab builds spacecraft and satellites that it launches on its own rockets, developing the avionics, flight software, and ground systems needed to operate these vehicles in orbit. The company is hiring software engineers, test automation specialists, and spacecraft operations engineers to develop embedded flight software, design testing systems, and manage satellite fleet health across commercial and government missions.

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