Senior Ground Software Engineer I/ii

Rocket Lab

Littleton, CO, United States
On-site
Web-based ground software platforms
Scalable ground system designs
Monitoring, alerting, and reliability frameworks
Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Ground Software Engineer I/II for their Littleton, CO location. The role involves architecting and evolving web-based ground software systems for spacecraft operations, requiring significant technical expertise and collaboration with various teams

Job Summary

  • Own major parts of architecture and evolve Rocket Lab’s web-based ground software platforms for spacecraft operations.
  • Partner with flight software developers, mission operations personnel, and systems engineers to translate mission needs into scalable ground system designs.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on ground software strategy, risk areas, and emerging technologies.

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Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Ground Software Engineer I/II for their Littleton, CO location. The role involves architecting and evolving web-based ground software systems for spacecraft operations, requiring significant technical expertise and collaboration with various teams.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • web-based ground software platforms
  • scalable ground system designs
  • monitoring, alerting, and reliability frameworks
  • technical direction and architectural guidance

Nice-to-have

  • full-stack development experience
  • end-to-end testing frameworks
  • aerospace background
  • microservice architectures and distributed systems
  • CCSDS standards

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years of relevant work experience (Senior I)
  • 8+ years of relevant work experience (Senior II)
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical discipline
  • Proven track record architecting web-based software systems at scale
  • Strong systems-level thinking
  • U.S. citizenship is required

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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