# Senior Software Systems Engineer II at Rocket Lab Corporation

- Company: Rocket Lab Corporation
- Status: Open
- Workplace: On-site
- Location: Tucson, AZ
- Level: Senior
- Discipline: Backend
- Employment: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-10-14
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/rocketlab/jobs/8033666003

## Description

ABOUT ROCKET LAB 
 Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us.
 SPACE SYSTEMS 
 Rocket Lab’s Space Systems division builds complete spacecraft, precision payloads to the components and subsystems that allow them to thrive in space including solar panels, flight software, star trackers, optical systems, separation systems, and radios.
 The Space Systems division has enabled more than 1,700 missions, ranging from interplanetary exploration, in-space manufacturing to national security and defense initiatives. We have built spacecraft, payloads, and components for missions to the Moon and Mars, working with partners including NASA, the Space Development Agency, and the U.S. Space Force. Whether it’s a single high-performance spacecraft, constellation, or the vertically integrated components that help get to space — our Space Systems division is empowering the boldest and most ambitious space missions.
 SENIOR SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEER II 
 Rocket Lab Optical Systems solves mission-critical space domain and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance challenges for Department of Defense and Intelligence Community customers. Our vision is to revolutionize the space-based payload market with innovative and novel designs for space, terrestrial, and airborne environments. Building on more than 20 years of electr

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