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Senior Software Engineer II

Rocket Lab
Chantilly, VA Full Time USD 143,300 - 214,850 p.a. 21 days ago

About the Job

Rocket Lab’s Space Systems division builds complete spacecraft, precision payloads to the components and subsystems that allow them to thrive in space including solar panels, flight software, star trackers, optical systems, separation systems, and radios.

The Space Systems division has enabled more than 1,700 missions, ranging from interplanetary exploration, in-space manufacturing to national security and defense initiatives. We have built spacecraft, payloads, and components for missions to the Moon and Mars, working with partners including NASA, the Space Developm...

Rocket Lab Optical Systems solves mission-critical space domain and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance challenges for Department of Defense and Intelligence Community customers. Our vision is to revolutionize the space-based payload market with innovative and novel designs for space, terrestrial, and air...

Key Responsibilities

Play a key role supporting the development of payload flight software for our Space Systems programs
Focus on deployment of novel algorithms into austere environments on Size/Weight/Power constrained sensor systems
Participate in all aspects of software design and development starting with requirements generation and following through implementation, testing, deployment
Drive core software fundamentals of performance-oriented programming leveraging a variety of accelerator technologies
Be part of a team of driven pioneers relentlessly tackling challenging projects, delivering on the impossible, and making an impact on the future of space

Required Skills & Abilities

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering,
8+ years of experience in embedded software engineering experience
Experience in designing complex multithreaded application
Experience designing flight software
Ability to obtain and maintain an U.S. Government security clearance
Familiarity with high-performance and parallel processing
Exposure to novel architectures including FPGA, CUDA, etc.
Familiarity with flight software system management
Experience with algorithm implementation
Exposure to Python and MATLAB is highly desired
Familiarity with numerical computing principles

Qualifications

Experience: 8 years experience

Work Authorization

Citizenship of AU / NZ / EU / NATO

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