Remote Integrated Operations Engineer II

Summary

Join our pioneering team and launch your career to new heights! Rocket Lab's Electron team is responsible for building, testing, and launching our Electron rocket across our launch sites and test facilities in the United States and New Zealand. This role is part of the Integrated Operations team at Rocket Lab which is the division responsible for testing, launch, and mission operations of Electron launch vehicles starting with stack testing through pre-launch processing, launch operations, and on-orbit operations.

Requirements

• Aerospace, software, electrical, mechatronic engineering degree or equivalent
• Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines
• 2+ years of experience in engineering design, test or operations
• Proficiency with Git
• Self-driven, motivated, and contagiously positive
• Proven communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships
• Careful work ethic with an eye for detail

Responsibilities

• Building, testing, and launching our Electron rocket across our launch sites and test facilities in the United States and New Zealand
• Testing vehicle electrical and software systems are functional leading up to and during flight
• Supporting other projects outside of Electron launch operations such as qualification testing, Neutron and Space Systems
• Working on procedure improvements, tool development and automation

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in engineering design, test and/or operations
• Experience with launch vehicles or spacecraft including integration, testing, launch, or mission operations
• Experience with Python, C/C++/C#, Go, or other object-oriented programming languages
• Data analysis including statistical analysis, data visualization, and data handling methodologies
• Understanding of networking with knowledge and experience in TCP/IP, UDP, multicast protocols, and packet switching and routing
• High-voltage systems and battery management
• Control system design including navigation methodologies and actuator control
• Experience configuring and using Linux
• Docker or other containerization tools
• Scripting including TCL, Bash, Perl
• User interface development including WPF, Qt, or similar
• CI automation and build tools
• Requirements driven software design