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Design and lead development of embedded flight software for spacecraft payloads in size, weight, and power-constrained environments. Responsibilities include defining requirements, software architecture, interfaces, implementation, testing, deployment, and performance optimization using accelerator technologies. The role provides technical leadership, mentors engineers, manages technical risks and dependencies, and supports milestone delivery for national security space systems.

Develop spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control systems across algorithms, flight software, simulations, hardware selection, testing, integration, and on-orbit operations. Design autonomy tools, fault detection and response, and blended attitude solutions while coordinating with systems, avionics, mission operations, and software teams. Support customer interactions, design reviews, schedules, milestones, and technical reporting for spacecraft programs.

Owns full-cycle recruiting for critical aerospace roles, partnering with hiring managers, sourcing and screening candidates, guiding interviews, extending offers, building diverse talent pipelines, and using Greenhouse reporting to improve recruiting processes. The role supports Rocket Lab’s Chantilly and Wallops Island sites and may require travel to Wallops Island.

Develops and verifies FPGA firmware for spacecraft avionics using Xilinx and Microchip devices. Responsibilities include firmware architecture, requirements definition, implementation, documentation, interfacing with software and FPGA systems, and module- through system-level testing. The role collaborates across engineering disciplines and supports spacecraft test and on-orbit operations. Required qualifications include an engineering degree, eight or more years of FPGA firmware development, VHDL proficiency, strong FPGA design fundamentals, and U.S. citizenship.

Designs, builds, integrates, maintains, and upgrades rocket engine and launch vehicle test facilities. The role supports test stand requirements, troubleshooting, maintenance protocols, hardware testing, facility installation, checkout, system verification, and test operations. It requires collaboration with engineers, technicians, operators, fabricators, suppliers, and propulsion teams, along with mechanical design expertise and knowledge of instrumentation and facility operations.

Designs and leads flight software development for spacecraft payloads supporting U.S. Space Development Agency missions. Responsibilities include requirements generation, software architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, algorithm integration, performance optimization, accelerator technologies, technical planning, risk management, and cross-functional leadership. The role also mentors engineers and drives scalable, maintainable software solutions for resource-constrained sensor systems.

Design and lead embedded flight software for spacecraft payloads supporting Space Development Agency missions. Responsibilities include developing algorithms for size, weight, and power-constrained systems; defining software architecture, interfaces, and technical standards; leading requirements, implementation, testing, deployment, and integration; optimizing performance with accelerator technologies; mentoring engineers; and managing technical planning, risks, dependencies, and milestones.

Develop, test, deploy, and support production automation software for spacecraft and launch vehicle component acceptance testing. Collaborate with avionics, manufacturing, and engineering stakeholders; integrate computerized production systems; maintain documentation; participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and agile activities; investigate issues; and support test rig bring-up, maintenance, and production operations. Domestic and international travel may be required.

Build and operate a mission-critical observability platform across AWS, GCP, and Kubernetes environments. Responsibilities include managing Grafana-based telemetry, dashboards, metrics, alerting, infrastructure as code, CI/CD integrations, and monitoring standards. The role also develops AI agents and quality automation systems for detecting and troubleshooting testing failures. Candidates will improve reliability, security, telemetry quality, and incident response while partnering with engineering teams.

The Quality Engineer II manages and improves the Quality Management System, ensuring product and process compliance with AS9100, customer, and internal requirements. Responsibilities include audits, root cause analysis, corrective actions, nonconformance reviews, supplier quality, inspection plans, quality metrics, customer quality support, engineering change reviews, and inspector training. The role partners cross-functionally to drive continuous improvement and may travel for testing, customer repairs, or program meetings.