Software Engineer II – Business Automation (flame)

Software Engineer II – Business Automation (Flame)

Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services, complete spacecraft design and manufacturing, payloads, satellite components, and more – all with the goal of opening access space. The rockets and satellites we build, and launch enable some of the most ambitious and vital space missions globally, supporting scientific exploration, Earth observation and missions to combat climate change, national security, and exciting new technology demonstrations.

Our Electron rocket has become the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket annually and has delivered more than 230 satellites to orbit, all while we work to develop Neutron, our upcoming medium-lift, reusable launch vehicle for larger constellation deployment. Our Space Systems business designs and builds our extensive line of satellites, payloads, and their components, including spacecraft that have been selected to support NASA missions to the Moon and Mars and components used on the James Webb Space Telescope.

About The Software Team At Rocket Lab:

The Software teams at Rocket Lab cater to unique business needs that encompass the support, maintenance, and expansion of crucial systems such as the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for building rockets and satellites, as well as developing Mission Control applications and telemetry and telecommand platforms essential for their operation. A typical day consists of collaborating with avionics and manufacturing engineers to develop, improve and support software-applications to functionally test spacecraft-components and systems for our launch vehicles (Electron, Neutron) and Space-System programs.

Software Engineer II - Business Automation (Flame)

As a Software Engineer II – Business Automation (Flame) based at Rocket Lab's site in Auckland, you will have the opportunity to support with software applications that are critical for business operations globally. In this role you will work on developing the full stack software applications and collaborate with stakeholders across different business domains. To be successful in this role, you must have extensive Full Stack Software experience. Join a driven team that's tackling challenging projects, delivering on exciting missions, and making an impact on the future of space!

What You'll Get To Do:

• Operate across the full stack with mastery in:
• Frontend development
• Backend development
• Database administration
• UI/UX design
• Product ownership
• Dev-ops
• Site-reliability engineering
• Provide ideas/solutions on path forward when faced with an engineering challenge.
• Software Engineering using:
• Automated testing
• (Unit, Integration and e2e tests)
• Code reviews
• Agile practices
• Project management (Jira)
• Version control (Git)

You'll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or higher equivalent in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering
• Extensive Full Stack Software Engineering experience cultivated through a minimum of 3 years professional experience developing software.
• Demonstratable skill using C# and Typescript
• Operational Knowledge of:
• Angular or another frontend framework
• Net or another Backend framework
• Git
• SQL
• HTML/CSS

These Qualifications Would Be Nice To Have:

• Experience with specific tools and technologies:
• RabbitMQ or Kafka
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Elastic Search
• Experience with Aerospace industry domains:
• Launch Operations
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Quality Management Systems
• Manufacturing Execution Systems
• Product Life Cycle Management

If the above sounds like you apply now!