Rocket Lab
Lead Ground & Mission Control Software Developer
Rocket Lab, El Segundo, California, United States, 90245
Company Overview
Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company delivers affordable, high-performance space systems for exacting customers. At Millennium, you will be part of a close-knit team working on exciting technological problems. We work in an open environment where ideas are shared across all disciplines, and there are ample opportunities for advancement based on excellence. Superstars are welcome.
At Millennium, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and innovative, with great opportunities for professional growth. Find your future with us.
Company Overview
Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company delivers affordable, high-performance space systems for exacting customers. At Millennium, you will be part of a close-knit team working on exciting technological problems. We work in an open environment where ideas are shared across all disciplines, and there are ample opportunities for advancement based on excellence. Superstars are welcome.
At Millennium, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.
Job Summary
As a Ground & Mission Control Software Developer, you will support Millennium’s in-house ground software and mission control systems as well as external COTS products used across the industry. You will provide a crucial interface between the mission stakeholders and the Flight Software component, and ultimately the Space Vehicle itself. You will design, develop, integrate, test, and deliver complete software and hardware solutions to a variety of customers to be installed both at Millennium’s factory and at customer-owned and operated sites. You will support proposal development efforts to win new business. You will be involved with the ground development process from the start of the contract, going through design reviews, and leading up to the day of launch. After launch, you will sustain your systems throughout the life of the program, ensuring our products continue to deliver mission success.
This position's internal job code is SWE-Developer. Our team is currently hiring for a Level 3.
Responsibilities
Support the definition of requirements for ground software and systems
Interact directly with customers to ensure developed and delivered software and systems meet mission requirements
Lead the design, development, integration, testing, and delivery of large-scale ground software and mission control systems
Interact with other Millennium staff to support testing on components, subsystems, and spacecraft in test configurations
Integrate Millennium software applications into Government-furnished software and infrastructure
Execute integrated system test events bridging Millennium-developed products and Government-furnished systems
Implement specific mission data processing applications into existing systems to support payloads and end data users
Support ground software and systems during on-orbit activities, including launch, early operations, on-orbit test, normal operations, and end-of-life operations
Support proposals for new ground software and systems in support of new business efforts
Support software testing and installation in classified environments
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
Five (5) or more years of experience designing and developing software in a production environment
Demonstrated experience writing scripts and backend software applications in Python
Demonstrated experience with Python webserver frameworks (Twisted, Flask, FastAPI) and building RESTful web services in conjunction with message broker architectures
Demonstrated experience with backend development interacting with relational, time-series, and document databases (PostgreSQL, InfluxDB, MongoDB).
Comfortable building interactive UIs using Javascript frameworks
Familiarity with GitLab CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code practices
Familarity with containerization and container orchestration practices using Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes
Experience with unit testing, integration tests, and end-to-end testing
Comfortable communicating technical details verbally and in writing
Experience with iterative and agile software development
This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required
. Preferred Qualifications Five (5) or more years of experience designing and developing ground software and ground systems Demonstrated experience writing software applications in C++ and C Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Applied Physics, Applied Math, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field Active TS/SCI clearance Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only of what is reasonably expected to be paid for the position. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. Summary Pay-Range Level 3: $112,200 - $151,800 Level 4: $136,850 - $201,250 Before applying, please note: Millennium is DDTC-registered, ITAR-compliant Company. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. Applicants MUST be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance. Additionally, applicants must be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance. We encourage all interested candidates to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified. Applicant Privacy Policy Mandatory Security Clearance and Access Process Disqualifying Criteria
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. Preferred Qualifications Five (5) or more years of experience designing and developing ground software and ground systems Demonstrated experience writing software applications in C++ and C Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Applied Physics, Applied Math, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field Active TS/SCI clearance Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only of what is reasonably expected to be paid for the position. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. Summary Pay-Range Level 3: $112,200 - $151,800 Level 4: $136,850 - $201,250 Before applying, please note: Millennium is DDTC-registered, ITAR-compliant Company. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. Applicants MUST be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance. Additionally, applicants must be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance. We encourage all interested candidates to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified. Applicant Privacy Policy Mandatory Security Clearance and Access Process Disqualifying Criteria
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