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Senior Flight Software Engineer I - Secret Clearance

Rocket Lab · Long Beach, CA
$132K - $198KParental leaveSeniorRustC++Linux

Senior Flight Software Engineer I - Secret Clearance is open at Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA. The posting gives a salary of $132K - $198K. Posted on Oct 30, 2026, and still on Rocket Lab’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.

About the role

, you 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…

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