18 hours ago
Los Angeles, CA, USAIntern
Responsibilities
- Support weekly field testing, including system setup, bring-up, data acquisition, logging, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Develop and debug software for robotics, computer vision, GNC, or related systems.
- Diagnose issues across software and hardware, including sensors, actuators, communications, timing, configuration, and computing systems.
- Build scripts and lightweight tools for data collection, visualization, system health monitoring, and test automation.
- Review test data and logs, reproduce failures, and help identify root causes and fixes.
- Support hardware/software integration and test preparation at the Torrance facility between field deployments.
- Document test configurations, issues, findings, and software changes.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a BS or MS in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
- At least one year of sustained, hands-on contribution to a robotics team, rocketry team, Formula SAE, research lab, or similar environment involving software development, integration, and debugging on physical hardware.
- Hands-on experience getting software to work with real hardware through internships, research, student teams, competitions, or personal projects.
- Experience in at least one of robotics, computer vision, controls, GNC, autonomy, or embedded systems.
- Programming experience in Python or C++.
- Experience working in Linux.
- Strong debugging skills and ability to troubleshoot across software and hardware boundaries.
- Ability to work outdoors around active engineering test operations.
- U.S. citizenship is required because the role may support U.S. Government programs requiring eligibility for a U.S. Secret security clearance.
- Preferred experience includes ROS or ROS 2, sensor and actuator integration, OpenCV, PyTorch, state estimation, motion planning, control systems, hardware communication interfaces, data acquisition, telemetry, time synchronization, or experimental test-data analysis.
- Must be available at least three days per week and regularly available Wednesdays and Thursdays at the outdoor test site.
Benefits
- Part-time, temporary, non-exempt employment.
- Onsite work in Torrance, California, with frequent overnight travel to desert test sites including Barstow and Mojave.
- Typical Monday-to-Friday hours are approximately 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with flexibility based on mission schedules and program needs.
- Compensation is $28-$40 per hour.
- This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
About GITAI
GITAI builds space robotics and spacecraft hardware for low‑Earth‑orbit missions, including satellite buses, in‑orbit servicing robots, and mission payloads for Earth observation. The company sells to government and commercial space operators, with a current emphasis on U.S. national security constellations and other next‑generation space systems. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Torrance, California, this privately held firm develops and tests its systems in-house and has demonstrated robotic technology on orbit.