Senior Embedded Software Engineer Ii

Rocket Lab Corporation

Tucson, AZ, United States
On-site
Low level c programming experience
Linux fundamentals knowledge
Fault tolerant design principles
Rocket Lab Corporation is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer II for their Optical Systems division in Tucson, AZ. The role involves developing flight software for spacecraft payloads, requiring extensive experience in low-level C programming and the ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance

Job Summary

  • The role involves supporting the U.S. Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture by developing critical flight software for space sensor payloads.
  • Candidates will leverage core understanding of Linux, fault-tolerant design, and device interfaces to deploy novel systems on size-weight-power constrained computing hardware.
  • Rocket Lab Optical Systems revolutionizes the space-based payload market by delivering responsive sensing solutions for Department of Defense and Intelligence Community customers.

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Rocket Lab Corporation is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer II for their Optical Systems division in Tucson, AZ. The role involves developing flight software for spacecraft payloads, requiring extensive experience in low-level C programming and the ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Low level C programming experience
  • Linux fundamentals knowledge
  • Fault tolerant design principles
  • Device interface implementation skills
  • Real-time operating systems exposure

Nice-to-have

  • Hybrid C and Python for testing
  • Hardware driver development experience
  • Timing and communications protocols
  • TS/SCI security clearance status
  • Space domain mission support

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering
  • 8-12 years of software engineering experience
  • Ability to obtain US Government security clearance
  • US citizenship or lawful permanent resident status

Work Rights

Must be US citizen, Green Card holder, refugee, asylum grantee, or eligible for export authorizations

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