Huntington Beach, California, United States
$100-140k
Full Time
9 months ago
Job description
About the Company
At AstroForge, our mission is to make space resources accessible on Earth. We mine asteroids to extract valuable minerals in space at a lower cost and smaller carbon footprint than current terrestrial mining methods. We offer a unique opportunity to join an exciting team looking to expand humanity’s capabilities in space.
Job Description:
As a GNC engineer at AstroForge, you’ll own a large part of the flight algorithms powering the world’s first asteroid mining vehicles. You’ll be part of a talented team of engineers to develop, analyze, and test vehicle algorithms and software for reliable, fault-tolerant flight. You should love to solve hard, multidisciplinary problems, be able to learn quickly, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Responsibilities:
Develop innovative computer vision algorithms for deep space missions on a highly autonomous platform
Develop dynamics simulation models used for GNC systems analysis and validation
Help push flight software to the edge in Monte-Carlo testing and contribute fixes and performance improvements
Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field
1-2 years experience (incl. internships, full time roles, or projects) designing and implementing computer vision algorithms (e.g., feature extraction, pose estimation, frame registration, structure from motion, object detection and tracking)
Well versed in linear algebra and 3D rotation math (rotation matrices, quaternions, MRPs)
Capable of solving complex, novel problems with little to no supervision on schedule as an individual or as a member of an integrated team
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work onsite in Huntington Beach, CA
Preferred Experience:
Experience with Python, C/C++, or Rust
Experience implementing GNC algorithms into clean, performant, and easily testable flight software
Experience across an autonomy stack, implementing or debugging controls, state estimation, perception, or path planning algorithms
Demonstrated experience in a software engineering environment using software engineering best practices: version control, continuous integration, unit testing
Demonstrated ability to build and test quickly when developing innovative technology
Experience in a startup environment
Benefits
Strong healthcare and life insurance coverage
2 weeks of PTO + 1 week of sick time
Retirement savings plan – 401(k), with company match
Office stipend to make your workspace your own
Equity on the ground floor of a startup
Salary
$100-$140k
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