Full Stack AI Engineer

Lunar Outpost; Golden (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Lunar Outpost is seeking a Full Stack AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI-enabled applications for rovers, command-and-control platforms, and robotic systems. You will work across the stack from AI models to APIs, web interfaces, and cloud infrastructure, collaborating with robotics and Mission Operations teams.

Join a multidisciplinary team advancing space operations with agentic AI, retrieval-augmented generation, and autonomous workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, ML/AI, Robotics or related field.
• 1–3 years of experience in software or AI applications for autonomous/robotic systems.
• Strong Python experience and proficiency with one or more web frameworks (TypeScript/JS, React, HTML/CSS).
• Experience using LLMs, multimodal models, or AI APIs.
• Experience building backend services, data pipelines, and cloud deployments.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain full‑stack AI applications for robotic systems and Mission Operations.
• Build agentic AI systems with tool use, retrieval, and workflow orchestration.
• Develop AI tools for command and control, mission planning, telemetry analysis, and anomaly investigation.
• Create backend services, APIs, data pipelines, and interfaces connecting AI to operational data.
• Develop web interfaces for operators to interact with AI agents and robotics platforms.
• Integrate LLMs, vision-language models, and multimodal AI into production apps.

Skills

Python

TypeScript/JavaScript

React

AI model APIs

Data pipelines

Cloud deployment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Eng/AI/Robotics or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure

Job description

Are you passionate about shaping the future of humanity's presence in space? Lunar Outpost, a trailblazer in space robotics, invites you to join our team! As a Full Stack AI Engineer, you will design, develop, and deploy AI-enabled applications for Lunar Outpost’s rovers, command-and-control platforms, terrestrial robotic systems, and orbital assets. Working at the intersection of AI, software engineering, robotics, and space operations, you will build intelligent tools that help operators understand complex systems, plan missions, command autonomous assets, analyze telemetry, and make decisions. You will develop across the full application stack, from AI models and agentic systems to APIs, backend services, web interfaces, cloud infrastructure, and integrations with operational systems. Your work may include AI agents, tool use, retrieval-augmented generation, multimodal models, natural-language interfaces, mission planning, anomaly investigation, and intelligent decision-support systems. You will collaborate closely with robotics, autonomy, software, simulation, and Mission Operations teams to transform emerging AI capabilities into reliable operational tools.

Take the #NextLeap with Lunar Outpost and work on the Pegasus LTV, which will carry NASA astronauts farther than they've ever been before on the lunar surface!

Working Conditions / Schedule

This position is required to be onsite Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Where applicable, employees may work remotely on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Additional hours may be required based on business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain full-stack AI applications supporting robotic systems, command and control, and Mission Operations
• Develop agentic AI systems capable of reasoning, tool use, information retrieval, workflow execution, and interaction with external software and services
• Build AI tools for natural-language command and control, mission planning, telemetry analysis, anomaly investigation, mission summarization, and operator decision support
• Develop backend services, APIs, data pipelines, and application interfaces that connect AI systems with operational data and robotic platforms
• Build intuitive web-based interfaces that enable operators to interact with AI agents, robotic systems, telemetry, and mission data
• Integrate large language models, vision-language models, multimodal models, and other AI capabilities into production applications
• Develop tools and interfaces that allow AI agents to safely interact with command-and-control systems, databases, simulation environments, autonomy frameworks, and other operational services
• Design and implement retrieval, context management, memory, tool registries, structured outputs, and agent orchestration for complex AI workflows
• Evaluate AI systems for accuracy, reliability, latency, robustness, and operational usefulness, including developing automated and scenario-based evaluation frameworks
• Participate in design reviews, trade studies, technical risk assessments, test-readiness reviews, and demonstrations

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, or related technical field
• 1 to 3 years of relevant professional, academic, or research experience developing software, AI applications, autonomous systems, or intelligent robotic applications
• Strong software engineering experience using Python and experience with one or more modern web development languages or frameworks such as TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, React, or similar technologies
• Experience developing applications using large language models, multimodal models, or other modern AI models through APIs, hosted services, or locally deployed models
• Experience developing agentic AI applications involving capabilities such as tool calling, structured outputs, retrieval, workflow orchestration, planning, or multi-step reasoning
• Experience building backend services, data pipelines, and integrations with external systems
• Experience deploying applications using cloud platforms and modern deployment technologies such as containers, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code
• Experience designing AI tools and interfaces that allow models or agents to interact with software systems, data sources, or external services
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts, system behavior, limitations, and risks to multidisciplinary teams
• Comfortable working in an agile and interdisciplinary environment where requirements and technical approaches may evolve rapidly
• U.S. Person

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing AI applications for Mission Operations, spacecraft operations, robotics operation s, command-and-control systems, or other operationally complex environments
• Direct experience supporting Mission Operations, robotic operations, flight operations, or autonomous vehicle operations
• Experience with agent frameworks, agent orchestration, or tool-use architectures
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure and technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, serverless computing, databases, messaging systems, and observability platforms
• Experience working with telemetry, time-series data, geospatial data, mission data, or other complex operational datasets
• Experience integrating AI applications with robot perception, planning, simulation, autonomy, or command-and-control systems
• A record of technical innovation demonstrated through deployed systems, open-source contributions, publications, patents, or significant project achievements

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation level and base salary are competitively structured and thoughtfully determined based on factors such as relevant skills, experience, education, and the scope of the role.

• Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision benefits, with 70% of premiums covered by the employer
• Paid time off: Three (3) weeks per year of vacation
• Retirement plan: Up to 4% employer match on 401(k) contributions
• Paid holidays: 11 company-recognized holidays
• Parental leave
• Educational reimbursement opportunities to support company objectives, continued learning, and career development

Lunar Outpost Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Lunar Outpost Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employees, including executives and human resources personnel, are expected to conduct themselves with professionalism and treat others with dignity and respect in accordance with this policy.