Systems Engineer II - Secret Clearance

Overview

About Rocket Lab:
Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services, complete spacecraft design and manufacturing, payloads, satellite components, and more – with the goal of opening access space. The rockets and satellites we build and launch enable space missions across scientific exploration, Earth observation, climate change initiatives, national security, and 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.

We are developing Neutron, a medium-lift, reusable launch vehicle for larger constellation deployment. Our Space Systems team designs and builds satellites, payloads, and components for missions with partners including NASA, the Space Development Agency, and the U.S. Space Force. Our work spans complete spacecraft and precision payloads, along with subsystems such as solar panels, flight software, star trackers, optical systems, separation systems, radios, and more.

SYSTEMS ENGINEER II – SECRET CLEARANCE Rocket Lab’s Optical Systems division solves mission-critical space domain and ISR challenges for DoD and IC customers. Our vision is to revolutionize the space-based payload market with innovative designs for space, terrestrial, and airborne environments. Building on more than 20 years of electro-optical and infrared systems innovation, Optical Systems delivers solutions to the warfighter for responsive, scalable sensing across all orbital domains.

As a Systems Engineer II based at our Optical Systems site in Tucson, AZ, you will design, develop, and test space-based electro-optical sensors and apply engineering best practices to ensure the success of complex missions in pioneering space projects.

What You’ll Get To Do