Senior Spacecraft Operations Engineer I/ii - Ts Clearance

Rocket Lab

Long Beach, CA, United States
On-site
Spacecraft health and safety
Software-driven operations
Ground and flight software development
Ensure the health, safety, and optimal performance of a growing fleet of satellites while meeting mission objectives and SLAs for both commercial and government customers

Job Summary

  • Ensure the health, safety, and optimal performance of a growing fleet of satellites while meeting mission objectives and SLAs for both commercial and government customers.
  • Leverage automation as a key enabler to operate spacecraft, focusing on software-driven solutions for efficient and reliable mission execution.
  • Design, develop and test ground software for long term space operations, including scripting for robust and automated ops, and flight software sequences and FDIR/telemetry configuration.

Matching Summary

Ensure the health, safety, and optimal performance of a growing fleet of satellites while meeting mission objectives and SLAs for both commercial and government customers.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Spacecraft health and safety
  • Software-driven operations
  • Ground and flight software development
  • Mission objectives and SLAs
  • Top Secret clearance required

Nice-to-have

  • Modern development practices
  • Software-in-the-Loop testing
  • Hardware-in-the-Loop testing
  • Cross-functional team collaboration

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience (I) / 8+ years of experience (II)
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering
  • Software development experience (Python/Ruby/C/C++/other)
  • Understanding of spacecraft subsystems
  • Understanding of space environment and orbital mechanics
  • U.S. citizenship required
  • TS/SCI Clearance Required

Work Rights

TS/SCI Clearance Required

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