Senior Robotics Software Engineer for Lunar Systems

Voyager Technologies; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Gym membership options

401(k) retirement plan with 50% match

Wellness programs

Job summary

Voyager Technologies in Pittsburgh, PA, is seeking a Senior Robotics Software Engineer for the Lunar Systems program. You will design and optimize perception, mapping, and localization software for autonomous rovers and robotic spacecraft, integrating camera, LiDAR, IMU, and other sensors.

The role emphasizes real-time performance on embedded ARM and heterogeneouscompute platforms. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in robotics software, strong C++/Python, and Linux production experience, with

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Aerospace or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on work experience developing algorithms to solve real-world problems.
• Strong programming skills in modern C++ and Python.
• Experience shipping production software in a Linux environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain perception software for autonomous rovers and robotic spacecraft.
• Develop stereo vision and LiDAR algorithms for VIO, hazard detection and avoidance, mapping, and localization.
• Build sensor fusion pipelines with camera, LiDAR, IMU, RF, and navigation measurements.
• Implement feature detection, image registration, optical flow, and point cloud processing pipelines.
• Design motion control, path planning, and behavior control systems for surface vehicles.
• Optimize robotics software for embedded ARM and heterogeneous compute like GPUs and FPGAs.
• Integrate robotics algorithms into flight software architectures.
• Develop simulation tools and sensor models for development and validation.
• Develop automated testing, HIL, and SIL verification frameworks.

Skills

C++

Python

Linux

Robotics

Education

BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Aerospace or related field

MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Voyager Technologies in Pittsburgh, PA, is seeking a Senior Robotics Software Engineer for the Lunar Systems program. You will design and optimize perception, mapping, and localization software for autonomous rovers and robotic spacecraft, integrating camera, LiDAR, IMU, and other sensors.

The role emphasizes real-time performance on embedded ARM and heterogeneouscompute platforms. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in robotics software, strong C++/Python, and Linux production experience, with