Jobs at Rocket Lab

Performs trajectory simulation, orbital and suborbital analysis, flight safety assessments, Monte Carlo studies, mission formulation, and day-of-launch support. Develops modeling tools, safety rules, and automated analysis processes; supports hardware-in-the-loop testing and AFTS readiness verification. Collaborates with customers, external agencies, engineering and operations teams on mission requirements, launch concepts, proposals, and classified missions.

Lead spacecraft GNC and ADCS development across the engineering lifecycle, including algorithm and flight software design, subsystem requirements, component selection, fault response, simulation, integration and testing. Develop spacecraft autonomy tools, support design reviews, coordinate cross-site teams, maintain schedules and milestones, report technical status, and interact directly with aerospace customers.

Leads end-to-end proposal development for satellite opportunities, including RFP analysis, compliance matrices, proposal strategy, technical writing, cross-functional coordination, quality assurance, production, and submission. Manages proposal schedules, contributor check-ins, reusable content, templates, and process improvements while ensuring compliant, persuasive deliverables meet customer requirements and deadlines. Supports approximately 10% travel.

Leads end-to-end proposal development for satellite opportunities, including RFP analysis, compliance matrices, proposal strategy, technical writing, cross-functional coordination, quality assurance, production, and submission. Manages timelines, contributors, templates, and reusable content while ensuring compliant, persuasive deliverables. The role also documents lessons learned, improves proposal processes, and supports approximately 10% travel.

Manages spacecraft health, safety, and performance across commissioning, orbit raising, routine operations, and re-entry. Develops and tests ground software, flight sequences, telemetry and fault-management configurations, automation, and operational code. Performs spacecraft simulation, validation, requirements verification, and integrated testing. Supports AIT teams and collaborates with engineering and program teams across multiple global locations.

Leads software architecture, development, testing, integration, and delivery for mission-critical spacecraft flight and ground systems. Designs embedded flight software, hardware drivers, RTOS applications, and web-based ground platforms; supports hardware-in-the-loop validation and on-orbit operations. Provides technical leadership, mentorship, and stakeholder guidance for a major constellation program. Requires extensive aerospace or defense software experience, embedded systems expertise, C/C++, Python, hardware integration, RF communications, U.S. citizenship, and an active TS/SCI clearance.

Serves as the technical interface between space software customers and Rocket Lab’s engineering, business development, finance, and executive teams. Responsibilities include customer technical support, interactive product demonstrations, proposal development, business development, market and demand forecasting, pricing and cost analysis, product documentation, marketing support, and roadmap input. The role also leads customer-facing activities at conferences and customer locations and requires aerospace engineering experience.

Serves as the technical interface between space software customers, engineering, and business development. Responsibilities include customer technical support, interactive product demonstrations, proposals, business development, forecasting, marketing materials, customer documentation, competitive analysis, pricing, product roadmap support, and customer-facing conferences. Requires aerospace engineering experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to explain complex technical concepts to customers and executives.

Develop simulation, modeling, wargaming, and aerospace analysis tools using scalable web architectures. Design software for flight and ground systems, laser communication networks, and multi-platform applications. Contribute across requirements, architecture, coding, testing, deployment, design reviews, code reviews, UI/UX, and performance optimization. Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver robust solutions using .NET, Angular, relational databases, and RESTful APIs.

Architect and deploy distributed simulation environments for complex aerospace systems and constellations. Build data pipelines for massive simulation datasets, perform statistical analysis and visualization, optimize HPC infrastructure, translate mission objectives into scalable architectures, and integrate synchronized simulation ecosystems. The role requires software architecture, distributed computational modeling, Monte Carlo campaign analysis, physical-systems modeling, and collaboration with aerospace domain experts.

Supports Rocket Lab’s HASTE business development activities through proposal drafting, opportunity tracking, pipeline analysis, forecasting, technical customer responses, mission concept development, and business-case preparation. The role coordinates with Engineering, Production, Mission Management, and Communications; maintains customer-facing technical materials; supports agreements and Jira workflows; and researches hypersonic test markets, competitors, customer demand, pricing, and product opportunities.

Develop and test flight software for spacecraft using RTOS and embedded Linux. Build hardware drivers for spacecraft sensors and actuators, maintain unit tests within continuous integration, and collaborate on hardware-in-the-loop, systems, and embedded engineering efforts. Participate in requirements validation, code reviews, design reviews, and on-orbit flight operations. The role requires embedded software experience, C/C++ proficiency, a Secret clearance or eligibility, and U.S. citizenship.

Own and evolve scalable web-based ground software platforms for spacecraft operations. Architect reliable ground systems, deploy and optimize mission data systems, establish monitoring and alerting frameworks, and provide technical direction on resilience, integration, maintainability, and emerging technologies. Partner with flight software, mission operations, and systems engineering teams while advising leadership on software strategy and risks.

Develop and test flight software for spacecraft using RTOS and embedded Linux. Build hardware drivers for spacecraft sensors and actuators, maintain unit tests in continuous integration, collaborate on hardware-in-the-loop validation, define and verify requirements, conduct code and design reviews, and support on-orbit and interplanetary flight operations.

Support the MAX Flight Software team in designing and testing flight software, including testing against emulated hardware. Collaborate with mentors and engineering professionals, apply software and industry concepts to real challenges, provide progress updates, and develop technical and professional skills through hands-on projects and cross-team collaboration.

Supports the MAX Flight Software team in designing and testing flight software, including testing against emulated hardware. Works with mentors and engineering teams to apply software and industry concepts, develop technical skills, collaborate across teams, and deliver project results. The internship requires full-time, on-site work for at least 12 consecutive weeks beginning in May or June 2027.

Performs flight dynamics and mission design for Earth-orbiting, lunar, and interplanetary missions. Responsibilities include trajectory development, orbital propagation, rendezvous and station-keeping analysis, launch window and delta-V planning, collision avoidance, and contingency planning. The engineer interfaces with flight software and GNC teams, develops simulation infrastructure, delivers trajectory data for readiness reviews, and supports real-time mission operations, anomaly response, and post-launch analysis.

Architect and deploy distributed simulation environments for aerospace systems and constellation-level modeling. Build data pipelines to process, analyze, and visualize large simulation datasets; derive engineering and mission insights through statistical analysis and data modeling; optimize HPC and cluster infrastructure; translate mission requirements into scalable architectures; and integrate complex simulation ecosystems across subsystems and analytical tools.

Develop simulation, modeling, wargaming, and aerospace analysis tools supporting flight and ground systems. Responsibilities include software architecture, C#/.NET and web application development, RESTful APIs, UI/UX implementation, requirements analysis, coding, testing, deployment, code reviews, design reviews, and performance optimization for large-scale simulations across Windows and Linux.

Lead design, documentation, and execution of tests for spacecraft avionics. Write and run test scripts to validate HW/SW interfaces and requirements, author test plans and reports, design/ procure test fixtures, troubleshoot with flight software and GNC teams, and support hardware delivery at customer/vendor sites.