Senior Embedded Software Engineer I (TS/SCI)
About The Position
Rocket Lab’s Optical Systems division solves mission-critical space domain and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) challenges for Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) customers. Our vision is to revolutionize the space-based payload market with innovative and novel designs for space, terrestrial, and airborne environments. Building on more than 20 years of electro-optical and infrared systems innovation from Geost, Optical Systems delivers solutions to the warfighter for responsive, scalable sensing solutions across all orbital domains. As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer I based at our Optical Systems sites in Tucson, AZ, or Chantilly, VA, you will have the opportunity to support Tranche 3 of the U.S. Space Development Agency's (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) using the latest High-Performance Computing (HPC) technologies including Nvidia CUDA to support advanced Electro-Optical (EO/IR) technology.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer engineering or equivalent discipline with 5-8 years of experience
- Experience in embedded software engineering
- TS/SCI security clearance
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with VxWorks, RTEMS, or ThreadX
- Experience with C/C++
- Experience with interfaces, timing, and communications protocols
- Familiarity with C/C++, Python, and MATLAB.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain software for embedded platforms.
- Support board bring-up and test of products.
- Execute debugging software in the lab.
- Perform synthesis, implementation, and timing analysis.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
