Staff Robotic Control Systems Engineer

astrolab; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrolab is the Lunar Operations Company designing systems and hardware for the lunar economy, including rovers, power, and data networks for sustained operations on the Moon. The team focuses on solving critical scale challenges while validating assumptions through thorough testing.

The company seeks an experienced control systems engineer to support development of control systems for extraterrestrial rovers, including in-house motor controller development and high-gain antenna pointing

Qualifications

• Experienced control systems engineer
• Design of vehicle control systems and motor controllers
• Performance analysis, gain tuning, and testing of integrated hardware/software

Responsibilities

• Perform initial simulation and design of vehicle control systems
• Conduct control system performance analysis and tuning
• Support hardware/software integration and testing for rover subsystems

Skills

Control theory

Embedded systems

C/C++

MATLAB/Simulink

Robot/Vehicle control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

LabVIEW

Job 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.

Astrolab is seeking an experienced control systems engineer to support development of control systems for extra-terrestrial rovers such as in-house motor controller development, vehicle mobility system control, robotic arm control, and high gain communication antenna pointing control. Control system development will include initial simulation and design of vehicle control systems, control system performance analysis, gain tuning, and supporting software and integrated hardware/software development and testing.

Note: Some travel may be required for this position.