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About the Role
Rocket Lab is building the future of space with end-to-end space solutions. The Space Systems team develops spacecraft, payloads, and critical components for missions ranging from interplanetary exploration to national security. 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, research, and 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.
- Experience in mechanical engineering or a related field.
- 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 mitigation techniques
- Data analysis, visualization, and interpretation using Python or Matlab
- Source control technologies like GIT or SVN
- Embedded microcontroller development in C
- Written and verbal communications skills
- Problem-solving skills
Location
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
- Mid Level
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Master’s degree
Salary/Compensations
- $80,000—$100,000 CAD
Benefits
- Company stock or cash incentives
- Employee 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 building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems.
- The Space Systems team builds everything from complete spacecraft and precision payloads to the components and subsystems that allow them to thrive in space.
- The team has enabled more than 1,700 missions, working with partners including NASA, the Space Development Agency, and the U.S. Space Force.
- The company's mission is to unlock the potential of space to improve life on Earth through hard work, determination, relentless innovation, teamwork, and grit.
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.
- Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for the application/interview process for a job in the United States should contact Giulia Johnson at g.biow@rocketlabusa.com.
- For security reasons, background checks will be undertaken prior to any employment offers being made to an applicant in New Zealand.
- Nationality checks will be conducted as eligibility to access equipment and data regulated by the United States' International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) is a requirement.