2 days ago
Pasadena, CA, USAEntry Level
Base Salary
$102k - $123k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop simulation software for the Moon Base program.
- Maintain and develop operation tools for space robots.
- Develop and integrate software and hardware for space robots.
- Support operation of Mars rovers, including Perseverance and Curiosity.
- Develop algorithms and software for flight-software-in-the-loop simulation, testing, and operator tools.
- Enable operators to safely validate and verify command sequences before execution on flight hardware.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline, or a master’s degree in a similar discipline, with at least one year of related work experience.
- Relevant internships or other hands-on technical experience may count toward the experience requirement.
- Exposure to software development involving simulation, modeling, and 3D visualization.
- Minimum 3.0 GPA.
- Contact information for at least three professional reference writers.
- Desired experience developing software for robot modeling and simulation.
- Desired experience with 3D visualization, operator interfaces, or command-sequencing and telemetry tools for spacecraft or robotic operations.
- Ability to communicate effectively, work in a team environment, and learn from senior engineering staff.
- Understanding of applicable software engineering industry or academic practices and standards.
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, wellbeing, and retirement plans.
- Paid time off, learning opportunities, rideshare, childcare, flexible schedule, and parental leave.
- Benefits-eligible employees receive benefits effective the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following their start date.
- Position is based in Pasadena, California.
Categories
Robotics
About NASA JPL
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center in Pasadena, CA, managed by Caltech. It designs, builds, and operates robotic spacecraft and science instruments for NASA, and develops ground systems like the Deep Space Network; notable missions include the Mars rovers and the Voyager probes. Founded in 1936, JPL is publicly funded and focuses on planetary, Earth, and astrophysics research and flight operations.