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Senior Spacecraft Operations Engineer I/II
Rocket Lab Corporation
Long Beach, USA
Onsite
$135,475 to $224,625
Discovered 1 weeks ago
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Role Overview
The Senior Spacecraft Operations Engineer I/II will ensure the health, safety, and optimal performance of a growing fleet of commercial and government satellites.
The role supports LEO constellations, interplanetary exploration, LEO rendezvous, and Space Development Agency-related deployments.
The position is based on site at Rocket Lab headquarters in Long Beach, California.
The position may be hired at the Senior Engineer I or Senior Engineer II level.
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About Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab builds rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for commercial, civil, and national security space missions.
The Space Systems team develops complete spacecraft, payloads, flight software, star trackers, optical systems, separation systems, radios, and other space hardware.
Role Overview
The Senior Spacecraft Operations Engineer I/II will ensure the health, safety, and optimal performance of a growing fleet of commercial and government satellites.
The role supports LEO constellations, interplanetary exploration, LEO rendezvous, and Space Development Agency-related deployments.
The position is based on site at Rocket Lab headquarters in Long Beach, California.
The position may be hired at the Senior Engineer I or Senior Engineer II level.
Responsibilities
- Leverage automation and software-driven solutions to operate spacecraft and execute missions reliably.
- Design, develop, and test ground software, operational scripts, flight software sequences, and telemetry configurations.
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