Rover Control Systems Engineer

Venturi Astrolab, Inc.; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Health benefits

401(k) match

Flexible PTO

Home office reimbursement

Lunch stipend

On-site social events

Job summary

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. in Hawthorne, California seeks a Rover Control Systems Engineer to join Software Engineering. You will define and optimize control system architecture for rover platforms, aligning with vehicle and subsystem requirements.

The role involves building simulations, validating designs, and collaborating with hardware and software teams to translate prototypes into flight-ready code, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM or related field.
• 5+ years of robotic control system development.
• Experience building, testing, and validating control system simulation tools.

Responsibilities

• Define control system requirements from vehicle and subsystem level functional and performance requirements.
• Support design, development, tune, verification, and validation of vehicle control systems.
• Build system simulations for controller design, analysis and tuning using MATLAB, Simulink, Python.
• Design and prototype controllers with simulations and control system design tools.
• Support sizing and selection of sensors, actuators, and related components.
• Analyze and tune controller performance, stability, and robustness with simulations and test data.
• Develop control system documentation and translate prototypes into flight code with testing.
• Support calibration of integrated hardware/robotic control systems.

Skills

Robotic control systems

Simulation and testing

System integration

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

Control system toolbox

Job description

Rover Control Systems Engineer

Department: Software Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Hawthorne, California

Reporting To: Denise Brown

Compensation: $140,000 - $160,000 / year

Description

Astrolab is The Lunar Operations Company. We design and build the systems and hardware the lunar economy will come to depend on — rovers, power, and data networks for sustained operations on the Moon. We are focused on the problems that must be solved before the next chapter of human exploration can scale. The Moon does not forgive untested assumptions. The people who work here know that, and they wouldn't have it any other way.

Note: Some travel may be required for this position

What you'll do:

• Work with stakeholders to define control system requirements from vehicle and subsystem level functional and performance requirements
• Support design, analysis, develop, tune, verification, and validation of vehicle control systems
• Build system simulations for controller design, analysis and tuning in appropriate tools (e.g. Matlab, Simulink, Python) and mature simulations as additional test data becomes available
• Design and prototype appropriate controllers that meet the defined requirements using simulations and control system design tools (e.g. Matlab control system toolbox)
• Support sizing and selection of integrated robotic control system components (sensors and actuators) such as motion sensors, cameras, motor encoders, motors, and similar
• Analyze and tune controller performance, stability, and robustness using the system simulations, testbeds, and test data
• Develop control system documentation and work with vehicle software team to convert controller prototypes into flight code, including supporting unit and integrated testing of flight implementations
• Support calibration of integrated hardware/robotic control systems (e.g. robotic arm calibration)

What you'll bring:

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) related field
• 5+ years of robotic control system development
• Experience building, testing, and validating control system simulation and analysis tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience analyzing and tuning performance of robotic control systems
• Experience working with testbeds for testing control systems on flight-like hardware
• Experience with Matlab/Simulink and Matlab control systems toolbox or equivalent control system design and analysis software

Benefits and Perks

• Join a team of best-in-class engineers building the foundation of planetary surface exploration
• Equity ownership in the company
• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Flexible PTO and parental leave
• Home office set up reimbursement
• Weekly lunch stipend, plus complimentary snacks and beverages on-site
• Once a month social hour on-site with food and drinks