Principal Software Engineer - TS/SCI

What this role involves

Rocket Lab seeks a Principal Software Engineer to serve as Chief Software Engineer for a major constellation program, leading design and development of flight and ground software systems. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and is based onsite in Long Beach, CA, focusing on national security and space exploration missions.

Skills this posting asks for

• flight software
• embedded systems
• ground software
• real-time operating systems
• vxworks
• embedded linux
• hardware drivers
• imu
• star trackers
• reaction wheels
• web-based ground software
• continuous integration
• unit testing
• software architecture
• scalability
• reliability
• security

Requirements

• Level: principal
• Remote policy: onsite
• Visa sponsorship: no
• Security clearance required

From the employer’s posting

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware…