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Flight Software Engineer I

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  • Rocket Lab Corporation
  • Full time
  • Email
  • Auckland, New Zealand

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain flight software for Electron launch-vehicle avionics embedded computers and ground-segment communications.
  • Develop software and unit tests for bug fixes and feature requests.
  • Support avionics simulations, including hardware-in-the-loop simulations.
  • Create software-operation documentation and participate in flight-code merge-request reviews.
  • Facilitate software architecture and stakeholder meetings, approve architecture designs and software requirements, and manage trade studies.
  • Keep work tickets current, deliver software-product training, and deploy operational software.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or demonstrated equivalent knowledge.
  • At least 2 years of experience in a software engineering-related discipline.
  • C/C++ development experience.
  • Preferred experience includes high-reliability software systems, networking, radio communications, SDR, encoding schemes, embedded software, Linux, Python, and data processing and analysis.

Rocket Lab Corporation

Rocket Lab Corporation pioneers the next generation of spaceflight, delivering reliable, cost‑effective launch services that enable rapid access to orbit for a wide range of customers. By combining innovative engineering with a focus on rapid development and operational excellence, the company ex...

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