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Internship – Software Engineer GNC

Auckland, New Zealand, Rocket Lab [2971492CBCB ]

Field(s) of expertise
Software Engineering
Job type
Contract
Education
BachelorDiploma
Deadline
Closed

About this job

Launch your career with one of the most exciting internship opportunities in New Zealand! This is a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring software developer to kickstart their career and learn from some of the best in the business.

Responsibilities

Our Guidance, Navigation and Control team are responsible for the software that gets our customers’ payloads exactly where they need to be. As an intern with the A-team your day-to-day tasks may include, depending on your background and experience:

  • Hardware In The Loop (HITL) verification of flight software
  • Development of new simulator / flight software development capability
  • Automation of GNC software release processes
  • Development of a new verification framework for Monte Carlo analysis
  • Analysis of flight and simulation data

Our launch frequency is increasing rapidly and we are looking for someone who can hit the ground running when it comes to working with C, C++ and Python and be comfortable developing in a Linux environment.

Profile

Minimum requirements:

  • Final year student studying towards a Bachelors in Electronic, Mechatronic, Software Engineering or Computer Science
  • C/C++ and Python experience (with code/software examples, e.g. on GitHub)
  • Good understanding of object-oriented programming principles

 

Desirable Skills:

  • MATLAB experience
  • Experience with git version control
  • Understanding of basic electronics and embedded systems (e.g. Raspberry PIs or MCUs)
  • Good fundamental understanding of basic physics

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