SOLAERO

This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in Rocket Lab’s evolution into an end-to-end space company that delivers launch, spacecraft, and on-orbit operations. The Space Systems Division is shaping Rocket Lab’s future with Photon, our brand of high-performance satellites, enabling innovative missions in low Earth orbit and beyond including missions for NASA to LEO, the Moon, and Mars and commercial customers including leading the design and manufacture of 17 high power telecommunication spacecraft buses for Globalstar.

Rocket Lab is also growing spacecraft components business, anchored on the acquisition of Sinclair Interplanetary manufacturing reaction wheels and star trackers in Toronto, SolAero Technologies manufacturing solar power and primary structure solutions in Albuquerque, Planetary Systems Corporation manufacturing launch separation systems in Silver Spring, and Advanced Solutions, Inc. provider flight and ground software as a service in Denver. Our component’s business is key to vertically integrating our spacecraft solutions and enabling constellations for customers.

IT SYSTEMS ENGINEER I 

Located onsite at Rocket Labs Albuquerque, NM facility, the IT Systems Engineer I will be responsible for the implementation, administration, and operation of the different platform and operating system environments that are in use at Rocket Lab.

These platforms and operating systems include:

• VMware
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• Windows Server and Client
• Network technology

WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO:

• Enable Rocket Lab Engineers globally, by leveraging the last platform technology, to efficiently design, manufacture, and manage the next generation of rockets and space systems.
• Assist our fantastic team by providing subject matter expertise and support for our different platforms, operating system environments, and supporting infrastructure.
• Carry out upgrades and maintenance with a focus on continuous improvement to provide a reliable and secure infrastructure.
• Assist with and/or manage project planning and deployment for platform initiatives.
• Support the Configuration Management function(s) at Rocket Lab through the implementation of standards for the deployment and management of the different platform environments to ensure:
  • Compliance with Rocket Lab Policies, including cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures.
  • Improvements to increase reliability of systems.
  • System High Availability and Disaster Recovery.
  • Simplified and consistent environment management practises.
  • Complete and compliant system baselines and hardening. guides for each OS and environment
  • Automated build, deployment, and maintenance processes for each OS and environment.
  • That the team is providing effective support.
  • Clear and concise reporting on usage, uptime, support levels, etc.
  • Comprehensive documentation of environments and support.
  • Efficient cost control.

YOU’LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors Degree in IT field or equivalent experience with a high school diploma or GED (4 total years)
• Strong knowledge of one or more of the following: Kubernetes, VMware, Linux, Windows, Configuration Management, Automation, and/or Infrastructure as Code, networking (LAN\WAN\Wireless).

THESE QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE:

• Scripting, automation, or Infrastructure as Code experience.
• O365, Azure, and/or AWS experience.
• Security frameworks and technology: ISO 27001, NIST 800-171, IPSEC, SSL VPNs, firewalls, etc.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and K8s.