Senior/principal Controls Systems Engineer - Secret Clearance

Rocket Lab

Tucson, AZ, United States
On-site
Electrical architecture and controls integration
System requirements definition and management
Develop technical documentation
Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior/Principal Controls Systems Engineer with a Secret clearance to support their Optical Systems division in Tucson, AZ. The role involves designing, developing, and testing space-based electro-optical sensors, emphasizing electrical architecture and controls integration

Job Summary

  • Support the development of system architecture for space-based optical instruments, subsystems, and payloads on airborne and space platforms, with emphasis on electrical architecture and controls integration.
  • Define, decompose, and manage system requirements with focus on electrical behavior, control functions, subsystem interactions, and overall system performance.
  • Collaborate with hardware, software, firmware, and test teams to ensure the electrical architecture and controls implementation align with system requirements and mission intent.

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Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior/Principal Controls Systems Engineer with a Secret clearance to support their Optical Systems division in Tucson, AZ. The role involves designing, developing, and testing space-based electro-optical sensors, emphasizing electrical architecture and controls integration.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Electrical architecture and controls integration
  • System requirements definition and management
  • Develop technical documentation
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Support integration and testing

Nice-to-have

  • Pioneering space projects
  • Revolutionize space-based payload market
  • Driven team of pioneers

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical discipline
  • Active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility
  • 5+ years of engineering experience (Senior I)
  • 8+ years of engineering experience (Senior II)
  • Systems engineering experience with electrical architecture and controls focus
  • Experience with requirements management tools

Work Rights

Must have Active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility

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