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Principal Flight Software Engineer
Rocket LabLong Beach, CA
$160,000–245,000/yr base; $210,000–324,000 total
Posted Sep 30, 2026
What you’d do
Develop embedded flight software for spacecraft and subsystems on the Space Systems team. Requires a technical engineering degree and 12+ years of embedded software experience. Found on the employer's careers page on Oct 17, 2026. Apply through the link.
You’ll need
- Bachelor's in engineering (software, computer, electrical, aerospace, or technical)
- 12+ years embedded software development experience
- Proficiency in Rust, C++, and C
- RTOS or Embedded Linux experience
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