SPACE SYSTEMS

Rocket Lab’s Space Systems team is responsible for every satellite and satellite component made by Rocket Lab: from complete satellites destined for missions to the Moon and Mars, to the individual components and subsystems that make up a satellite like solar panels, flight software, reaction wheels and star trackers, separation systems, radios, and more. Our Space Systems team is made up of engineers, technicians, and designers who design, create, and put together our own satellites for missions across the commercial, government, and defense sectors, or who build and assemble satellite hardware and software that supports other satellite missions.

SENIOR GNC ENGINEER II

Based out of Rocket Lab's US Headquarters in Long Beach, CA the Senior GNC Engineer II must demonstrate a firm grasp of spacecraft GNC concepts and applications. You will work with all facets of the engineering life cycle: spacecraft concept and algorithm development, flight software implementation, subsystem requirements development, detailed GNC design, subsystem integration & test (I&T), and vehicle I&T. You will support the Space Systems Software organization to execute leading edge programs and products. 

WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO:

• GNC design, modeling, and analysis for a wide variety of spacecraft and space missions to include LEO, MEO, GEO, Lunar, Interplanetary, Reentry, and RPOD.
• Design of flight software, algorithms, and simulation product
• Development of spacecraft autonomy tools for constellation management
• GNC component selection and GNC subsystem design
• Test process development and execution
• Define fault detection and response
• Hardware-in-the-loop and monte carlo simulation
• Integration of flight and simulation software with modern analysis, test, and operations tools
• Support internal and external design reviews

YOU’LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of industry experience in aerospace engineering or other technical discipline
• 3 years of direct GNC/ADCS experience
• 3 years of industry experience developing/operating spacecraft/satellites
• 3 years of experience with C or similar object-oriented programming language

THESE QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE:

• Master's degree or PhD and 12 years of industry experience
• Hands-on experience with IMU, reaction wheels, star trackers, gyroscopes, and other GNC hardware
• Proficiency in Simulink, MATLAB, Python, or similar
• Experience with the full product lifecycle, from requirements to on-orbit operations
• Experience developing blended attitude solutions from a variety of sensor data
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and verifying flight software
• Demonstrated experience with spacecraft on-orbit operations and anomaly resolution
• Prior experience working multiple projects simultaneously and determining priorities for a team

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
• Regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, operate computer keyboard and controls, and communicate verbally and in writing. 
• Must be physically able to commute to buildings
• Occasional exposure to dust, fumes and moderate levels of noise.