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Rocket Lab Corporation

Systems Engineer II

Long Beach, CAFrom $151.2kmidAdded 2 days ago

About this role

Rocket Lab seeks a Systems Engineer II in Long Beach to develop and maintain technical budgets, requirements, simulations, and test plans for spacecraft missions supporting civil, commercial, and defense customers. You'll lead technical development of space systems while collaborating across teams on design documentation and subsystem integration.

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain technical budgets for vehicle performance and system requirements
  • Create simulations, analysis, and test methods across vehicle functions
  • Lead technical development and own spacecraft mission design
  • Develop interface specifications, operational concepts, and design documentation
  • Execute test planning and data analysis for flight hardware
  • Support program and product management activities

What they're looking for

  • Systems engineering and requirements management
  • Spacecraft subsystems (ADCS, EPS, C&DH, thermal control, communications)
  • MATLAB and Python programming
  • Orbital mechanics and rigid body dynamics
  • STK (Satellite Toolkit) software
  • Requirement management tools (JAMA or DOORS)
  • Test execution and hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing
  • Technical budgeting and performance analysis
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Rocket Lab Corporation

Rocket Lab builds spacecraft and satellites that it launches on its own rockets, developing the avionics, flight software, and ground systems needed to operate these vehicles in orbit. The company is hiring software engineers, test automation specialists, and spacecraft operations engineers to develop embedded flight software, design testing systems, and manage satellite fleet health across commercial and government missions.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through your experience supporting a satellite or spacecraft development program from concept through testing.
  • Describe how you've developed and maintained technical budgets for a space vehicle—what challenges did you encounter?
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