Robotics Engineer

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Robotics Engineer

We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers, and dreamers sharing the goal of improving the world responsibly and safely.

The Intelligent Robotics Group conducts aggressive and focused research and development for robot missions on Earth and in space. This work supports NASA and non‑NASA customers through direct technology delivery, field testing in extreme environments and on the International Space Station, and deployment. Key work areas include autonomy, navigation, perception, and robot user interfaces.

This full‑time role focuses on developing software systems for future lunar rovers. A PhD in Computer Science or Robotics is required.

• Strong background in robotics, computer vision, and distributed systems
• Strong software development experience with C/C++ and GNU tools under Linux
• Experience with robot perception, guidance, navigation, and/or planning
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Experience in Linux‑based software development (C, C++, and/or Java) and agile development

• Embedded systems
• Real‑time motion control
• 3D environment modeling for obstacle avoidance and rendezvous
• Robotic navigation
• Fault diagnosis and recovery

• Cameras and 3D depth sensors
• Sensor characterization and calibration
• Extended Kalman filters
• Visual pose estimation, including optical flow, feature‑based approaches, and SLAM
• Pose estimation sensor fusion: integrating asynchronous data sources, IMU data, and landmark information

• ROS (Robot Operating System) framework
• DDS (Data Distribution System) networking middleware
• Robust communication over unreliable wireless networks
• cFS (core Flight Software)

Equivalent education and/or experience will be considered.

K  offers competitive lifestyle benefits including a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, and a flexible work schedule. Career advancement is supported through professional training and development.

K  is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status, or any other characteristic protected by law.