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About the Role

Rocket Lab's Space Systems team is building the future of space by designing and manufacturing complete spacecraft, precision payloads, and the components that enable them to thrive in space. This role supports the development and maintenance of star tracker products.

Responsibilities

• Undertake design, analysis, and testing to develop new star tracker products and maintain existing products.
• Develop, integrate, and commission test setups for star tracker production, and research & development.
• Complete data collection and analysis to quantify part-level and unit-level performance.
• Support the quality team for root cause analysis and disposition of non-conformances.
• Support the production team to complete assembly, integration, and test of star tracker products.
• Support the business development team in responding to customer inquiries.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in mechanical engineering or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience designing, developing, or testing optical systems.

Skills

• Optical design and Zemax OpticStudio
• Optomechanical design and sourcing/selection of optomechanical components
• Spacecraft system design and the space environment
• Lens manufacture and assembly
• Stray light analysis and stray light mitigation techniques
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Exceptional problem-solving skills
• Data analysis, visualization, and interpretation using Python or Matlab
• Source control technologies like GIT or SVN
• Embedded microcontroller development in C

Location

• Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 2+ years
• 5+ years

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree
• Master’s degree

Salary/Compensations

• $93,000—$117,000 CAD

Benefits

• Company stock
• Cash incentives
• Discounted stock purchase program
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• RRSP retirement plan options
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave
• Paid parental leave
• Other discounts and perks

About the Company

• Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services, complete spacecraft design and manufacturing, payloads, satellite components, and more.
• 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.
• We are developing 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 selected for NASA missions to the Moon and Mars and components used on the James Webb Space Telescope.
• Our Space Systems team has enabled more than 1,700 missions, ranging from interplanetary exploration, in-space manufacturing to national security and defense initiatives.
• We empower some of the boldest and most ambitious space missions.

Equal Opportunity

• Rocket Lab provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
• This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment at Rocket Lab, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.