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HBR is now building a family of robotic lunar rovers to support NASA science and technology missions. The first for the CP-21 mission will carry NASA’s Lunar-VISE instruments on a 1 km scientific traverse across Gruithuisen Gamma Dome; the second for the CT-4 mission will carry NASA's NIRVSS instrument on a 2 km traverse into permanently shadowed regions at the lunar south pole. These vehicles require onboard sensing and autonomous navigation capabilities to traverse multiple kilometers through hazardous terrain per lunar day.
About the role
HBR is hiring a rover autonomy lead on our CT-4 lunar rover. You will lead the implementation of an onboard classical perception and navigation system that enables the rover to map the surrounding terrain and avoid hazards in real time. You will own this capability and drive it from concept through field testing and flight operations. Collaboration is key and you will work with Honeybee’s scientists, engineering teams, and program management to bring exciting new products from concept to production. You'll have the opportunity and funding to innovate and improve robust autonomous exploration systems and will build lasting capability across HBR's rover product lines.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Lead efforts in coding, testing and validation of vehicle control software
- Manage software field deployments and provide support on-site and remotely to customers.
- Work with stakeholders to derive and own software system requirements and schedules.
- Evaluate and identify improvements to system design with a specific focus on robust autonomy.
- Collaborate with scientists, engineering managers, product management, and program management to drive new product development programs from concept to production.
- Write requirements and specification documents.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
- More than 10 years of hands-on experience in software development for embedded platforms.
- Proficient in developing baremetal applications using C/C++.
- Background in spaceflight avionics applications.
- Proficient in applying testing frameworks and conducting unit tests.
- Proficient in writing drivers for various types of sensors.
- Basic understanding of electromechanical systems (motors, actuators, controls).
- Experience crafting autonomous safety-critical fault recovery code.
- Proven experience crafting reliable software architectures for critical systems.
- Adept with Git version control system.
- Understanding of digital communication protocols (Ethernet, USB, asynchronous serial, CAN, SPI, I2C).
- Familiarity with automated testing methodologies and continuous integration practices.
- Familiarity reading circuit schematics and performing basic hardware debugging tasks.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience of operational control of a remotely controlled mission with large latencies
- Experience with building and working with GDS or other C2 systems
- Familiarity with vision based autonomy and hazard avoidance
- Skilled in Python scripting.
- Background in developing software for vehicles.
- Experienced in working with sensors and camera systems.
- Experience with localization
- Proficiency in building maintainable and versatile multithreaded and multi-process applications in an RTOS environment.
Base Pay Range for:
CA applicants is $230,773.00 - $323,081.85
Other site ranges may differ
Culture Statement
Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Benefits
- Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
- Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
- Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.
