Flight Software Engineer II

About this role

Rocket Lab seeks a Flight Software Engineer II to develop flight software for spacecraft and satellite systems. You'll design, code, and test embedded software that launches to orbit within months, collaborating with hardware and systems teams on real-time operating systems and embedded Linux platforms.

What you'll do

• Develop application software for RTOS and embedded Linux environments
• Create hardware drivers for spacecraft sensors and actuators (IMUs, star trackers, reaction wheels)
• Write and maintain unit tests within continuous integration frameworks
• Collaborate with hardware-in-the-loop test engineers on integrated validation
• Participate in design reviews (PDR, CDR) and code reviews
• Support on-orbit and interplanetary flight operations

What they're looking for

• C and C++ programming
• Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
• Embedded Linux
• Hardware driver development
• Unit testing and CI/CD
• CAN/CAN-FD and UDP/TCP protocols
• Systems and requirements engineering
• Security clearance eligibility