Principal Flight Software Engineer

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PRINCIPAL FLIGHT SOFTWARE ENGINEER Based out of Rocket Lab's global headquarters in Long Beach, CA, the Principal Flight Software Engineer will play a key role in supporting the development of flight software for our Space Systems programs. You’ll spend your days participating in all aspects of software design and development, from requirements definition through coding and testing. And when we say test, we mean your software will be on orbit within weeks and months, not years. Thanks to having our own rockets and launch sites, we have frequent opportunities to test and operate our software on orbit. This role is for someone who wants to see their software make a big impact on the way we explore space and use it as a platform for discovery and innovation.…

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