PSC by Rocket Lab
PSC by Rocket Lab
Advanced, lightweight space separation hardware with 100% mission success.
📍 Silver Spring, MD
About PSC by Rocket Lab
PSC By Rocket Lab develops embedded software and firmware solutions, primarily for aerospace applications. Based in the United States, the company focuses on advanced technologies that support satellite and launch vehicle operations. Engineering disciplines include software development for real-time systems, FPGA design, and firmware engineering. The team addresses challenges in high-reliability environments, ensuring robust performance in critical aerospace missions. Specific details about headcount or product lines are not publicly available.
Current Job Openings
5 jobsAll PSC by Rocket Lab Job Openings
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Flight Software Engineer II
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📍Long Beach, CA, United States 🇺🇸📊 mid-level⏱︎ full-timeC C++ RTOSView Flight Software Engineer II -
Flight Software Engineer II
@ PSC by Rocket Lab
📍Littleton, CO, United States 🇺🇸📊 mid-level⏱︎ full-timeC C++ RTOSView Flight Software Engineer II -
Senior FPGA Engineer II
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📍Littleton, CO, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFPGA VHDL XilinxView Senior FPGA Engineer II -
Senior FPGA Engineer II
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📍Littleton, CO, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFPGA VHDL XilinxView Senior FPGA Engineer II -
Hardware Engineer/硬件工程师
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📍Changsha, Hunan, China, China 🇨🇳📊 mid-level⏱︎ full-timeAltium Cadence PSPICEView Hardware Engineer/硬件工程师 -
Expired
Senior Flight Software Engineer I/II
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📍Long Beach, CA, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeC C++ RTOSView Senior Flight Software Engineer I/IIView details -
Expired
RF Engineer II - Ground Segment
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📍Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand 🇳🇿📊 mid-level⏱︎ full-timeRF MATLAB PythonView RF Engineer II - Ground SegmentView details -
Expired
Senior Firmware Engineer II
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📍Chantilly, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFPGA VHDL DDR4View Senior Firmware Engineer IIView details -
Expired
Senior FPGA Engineer II
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📍Tucson, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFPGA VHDL DDR4View Senior FPGA Engineer IIView details -
Expired
Senior FPGA Engineer II
@ PSC By Rocket Lab
📍Chantilly, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFPGA VHDL DDR4View Senior FPGA Engineer IIView details -
Expired
Senior FPGA Engineer II
@ PSC By Rocket Lab
📍Chantilly, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFPGA VHDL XilinxView Senior FPGA Engineer IIView details -
Expired
Senior Embedded Software Engineer II
@ PSC By Rocket Lab
📍Tucson, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeC Linux RTOSView Senior Embedded Software Engineer IIView details -
Expired
Senior Embedded Software Engineer II
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📍Chantilly, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeC Linux RTOSView Senior Embedded Software Engineer IIView details -
Expired
Firmware Engineer II
@ PSC By Rocket Lab
📍Chantilly, United States 🇺🇸📊 mid-level⏱︎ full-timeFPGA VHDL XilinxView Firmware Engineer IIView details -
Expired
Senior FPGA Engineer I/II Pipeline
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📍Long Beach, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFPGA VHDL XilinxView Senior FPGA Engineer I/II PipelineView details -
Expired
Senior Firmware Engineer II
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📍Tucson, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFPGA VHDL ISRView Senior Firmware Engineer IIView details -
Expired
Senior Embedded Software Engineer I/II
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📍Chantilly, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeC Linux RTOSView Senior Embedded Software Engineer I/IIView details -
Expired
Senior Embedded Software Engineer I/II
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📍Tucson, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeLinux C C++View Senior Embedded Software Engineer I/IIView details -
Expired
Senior Firmware Engineer II
@ PSC By Rocket Lab
📍Tucson, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFPGA VHDL XilinxView Senior Firmware Engineer IIView details -
Expired
Senior Firmware Engineer II/Principal
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📍Chantilly, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFPGA VHDL ISRView Senior Firmware Engineer II/PrincipalView details
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About PSC by Rocket Lab
PSC By Rocket Lab develops embedded software and firmware solutions, primarily for aerospace applications. Based in the United States, the company focuses on advanced technologies that support satellite and launch vehicle operations. Engineering disciplines include software development for real-time systems, FPGA design, and firmware engineering. The team addresses challenges in high-reliability environments, ensuring robust performance in critical aerospace missions. Specific details about headcount or product lines are not publicly available.
PSC by Rocket Lab Career Opportunities
PSC by Rocket Lab currently has 5 active embedded systems positions spanning 2 countries. All positions are on-site, typical for hardware-focused roles requiring lab access and equipment. Recognized as a top-tier employer (85.0/100), PSC by Rocket Lab offers competitive compensation and strong career development paths in embedded engineering.
PSC by Rocket Lab Hiring Trends
* Data represents job posting activity over the past 6 months: Feb 2026 through Jul 2026
Hiring momentum at PSC by Rocket Lab is currently increasing, with 4
openings posted this month compared to 2 last month.
This upward trend often signals product development acceleration, team scaling, or new project initiatives.
Over the past 6 months, PSC by Rocket Lab averaged 3.3 job postings per month,
with peak hiring in Feb 2026 (7 openings).
For embedded systems roles, hiring activity typically correlates with product development cycles,
especially for firmware teams during pre-production phases and hardware engineers during prototyping.
📈 +100% growth
Consistent hiring velocity
Feb 2026
Required Skills at PSC by Rocket Lab
FPGA is the most in-demand skill at PSC by Rocket Lab,
appearing in 55% of all job listings (past and present).
This skill is important but not universal, indicating diverse technical needs across different product lines or teams.
PSC by Rocket Lab's technology stack spans 31 distinct skills and tools,
reflecting the multifaceted nature of embedded systems development.
The broad technical diversity (31 technologies) suggests work on complex,
multi-domain projects requiring both hardware and software expertise.
Engineers joining PSC by Rocket Lab should combine depth in key areas with adaptability. The mix of hardware skills (PCB design, schematics) and firmware expertise (RTOS, embedded C) indicates full-stack embedded development where engineers work across the hardware-software boundary. Candidates with adjacent skills (version control, testing frameworks, communication protocols) typically advance faster by contributing across the development lifecycle.
Engineering Roles at PSC by Rocket Lab
PSC by Rocket Lab's primary hiring focus is Embedded Software Engineer with
2 open positions. High-volume recruitment for a single role type typically indicates
either a growing team building similar capabilities or a newly formed department scaling rapidly.
Multiple openings in the same discipline create advantages for new hires:
stronger peer support networks, established onboarding processes, and clearer career progression paths
as the team matures. Engineers often find collaborative environments more conducive to professional growth.
Experience level distribution: 60% of openings target mid-level-level engineers.
Where PSC by Rocket Lab is Hiring
PSC by Rocket Lab operates across 3 countries with 7
total hiring locations. Multi-geography recruitment typically indicates either distributed engineering teams,
expansion into new markets, or proximity to manufacturing and customer operations.
Chantilly, United States serves as a primary hiring hub with 35% of all roles
(7 positions).
Engineering capabilities are distributed relatively evenly across locations, suggesting a
genuinely multi-site development model rather than a single headquarters-centric approach.
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