Senior Software Engineer II
About The Position
Rocket Lab Optical Systems solves mission-critical space domain and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance challenges for Department of Defense and Intelligence Community 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, Rocket Lab Optical Systems delivers solutions to the warfighter for responsive, scalable sensing solutions across all orbital domains. As a Senior Software Engineer II for Rocket Lab Optical Systems in Chantilly, VA, you will design flight software in support of spacecraft for Tranche 3 of the U.S. Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering,
- 8+ years of experience in embedded software engineering experience
- Experience in design complex multithreaded application
- Experience design flight software
- Ability to obtain and maintain an U.S. Government security clearance
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with high-performance and parallel processing
- Exposure to novel architectures including FPGA, CUDA, etc.
- Familiarity with flight software system management
- Experience with algorithm implementation
- Exposure to Python and MATLAB is highly desired
- Familiarity with numerical computing principles
Responsibilities
- Play a key role supporting the development of payload flight software for our Space Systems programs
- Focus on deployment of novel algorithms into austere environments on Size/Weight/Power constrained sensor systems
- Participate in all aspects of software design and development starting with requirements generation and following through implementation, testing, deployment
- Drive core software fundamentals of performance-oriented programming leveraging a variety of accelerator technologies
- Be part of a team of driven pioneers relentlessly tackling challenging projects, delivering on the impossible, and making an impact on the future of space
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan options
- paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave
- paid parental leave
- company stock
- cash incentives
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
