CareerPlan

Senior Integrated Operations Engineer

Auckland Production Complex OfficeFull-time2026-10-27 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorshipCitizens or permanent residents onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Provide hands-on technical leadership and project ownership for test and launch operations, driving operational improvements and solving engineering challenges to ensure missions launch on time.

Role type

Senior IC test and launch operations engineer

Builds

Test and launch campaigns for rockets and spacecraft

Domain

Aerospace / Space launch operations

Required skills

Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronic engineering, reading schematics and drawings, working at heights and in confined spaces, process improvement, risk-based decision making, mentoring junior engineers

Preferred skills

Launch vehicle or spacecraft integration/testing/mission operations experience, CAD systems, Java/Python programming, LabVIEW and PLC development for data acquisition and real-time control

Technologies

LabVIEW, PLC, Java, Python, CAD

Responsibilities

Perform operator duties during test and launch campaigns, facilitate inter-team problem solving, lead high-priority projects for Test and Launch Operations, optimize and automate checkout and testing processes, support resourcing plans and hiring strategies, coach and mentor junior engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities