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Senior Ground Software Engineer I - TS/SCI

Rocket Lab

$140,000 - $175,000
Dec 8, 2025
Long Beach, CA, US
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Rocket Lab is looking to develop cutting-edge spacecraft ground software for their Space Systems missions and provide ground system development and support for internal and external customers.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of relevant work experience developing software
  • 5+ years of relevant work experience developing in Python
  • Experience architecting web-based software applications
  • Full-stack software development experience, including: Backend – Python and/or Golang
  • Full-stack software development experience, including: Frontend – Typescript and/or Javascript (Angular or React)
  • Full-stack software development experience, including: Database – InfluxDB, PostgreSQL, or equivalent
  • Experience with Python web experience (FastAPI or equivalent)

Responsibilities

  • Develop and evolve web-based software architecture for spacecraft operations
  • Work closely with flight software developers, operations personnel, and systems engineers to understand requirements and functional needs
  • Deploy and configure the Rocket Lab Ground Data System
  • Establish monitoring and alerting to detect system degradation and outages
  • Identify ground systems issues and provide technical insight for resolution

Other

  • Active TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance
  • 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