Blue Origin ’s Advanced Development Programs division is looking to hire additional Robotics Engineers (ROS experience is a plus) to join its team and help develop state-of-the-art space robotic systems! You can find the Job Description here (or on LinkedIn here).
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Description
As part of a small, ardent and accomplished team of experts, you will design, develop, prototype, demonstrate and deploy advance space robotic and autonomous systems. You are the swiss-army knife of robotic engineers, equally comfortable writing prototype software, integrating robots in the laboratory, and demonstrating robots in the field. You are an expert in one or more field of robotics, have practical experience in others, and are able to learn and champion relevant areas as projects require. You excel at rapid prototyping and designing compelling technology demonstrations of autonomous robots, multi-robot systems and human-robot teams. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of advanced space robotic technology development and deployment. Your contributions will directly impact the history of space exploration.
We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!
Responsibilities
- Define requirements for space robotic systems
- Rapidly develop and test robotic software prototypes
- Integrate and construct robotic hardware prototypes
- Work with the space robotics team to design compelling technology demonstrations for customers and stakeholders
- Maintain code bases and inventory for collaboration and posterity
- Generate documentation and artifacts for presentation and posterity
- Support the definition of Blue Origin’s space robotics roadmap and vision
- Maintain understanding of space robotic trends in academia and industry
- Participate in conferences and customer meetings as a Blue Origin representative
- Establish and foster academic and research partnerships
- Contribute to technical proposal writing
Qualifications
- M.S. degree in relevant technical field plus relevant robotics experience
- Practical experience employing Robot Operating System (ROS 1.0 and ROS 2.0) in prototype robotic systems
- Practical experience developing prototype software using Matlab, Python and C++ programming languages
- Practical experience with robotic software (algorithms) and hardware (sensors and actuators) for perception, localization, mapping, navigation, mobility and path planning, and other relevant applications.
- Practical experience with relevant robotic compute platforms (e.g., Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ODROID, FPGA, GPU, Cloud)
- Practical experience with Linux Operating System, and real-time operating systems
- Practical experience integrating and demonstrating commercial-off-the-shelf robotic platforms, including manipulators, mobile platforms and multi-robot systems
- Practical experience simulating robotic systems using common robotic simulation platforms (e.g., Gazebo, Simulink, Unity)
- Ability to work independently and as part of a small team on rapid development programs
- Experience working with U.S. Government research agencies (e.g., NASA, AFRL, DARPA)
- Excellent verbal, written and presenter communication skills
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Desired
- Ph.D. in robotic systems
- Research experience in space robotics and spacecraft is strongly desired; or related safety and mission-critical systems such self-driving autonomous vehicles
- Experience with multi-robot systems and human-robot interaction
- Experience across robotic and autonomous system product life cycle
ITAR Requirements
To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here and here.
Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation
Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com.
Benefits
Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 4% company match.
Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 11 holidays