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Robotics Engineer
2018-09-30 18:26:56| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
ispace Europe is seeking a highly motivated and talented Robotics Engineer to join its team and develop tomorrows lunar exploration technologies. About ispace ispace is a private lunar exploration company whose vision is to expand and sustain humanitys presence in space by utilizing resources available on the Moon. ispace was a Google Lunar XPRIZE finalist and its 4kg SORATO rover won the XPRIZE mobility milestone award. In addition to rovers, ispace is developing lunar landers with two missions already scheduled for launch in 2020 and 2021. ispace Europe is the companys regional office located in Luxembourg, in the heart of Europe. We are developing ispaces next rover missions that will prospect for lunar water and thereby set the first milestone toward lunar ISRU. ispace Europe core engineering competences are in lunar science, rover navigation, mission planning, data processing, and mission systems engineering. We are a diverse and growing team, motivated by the challenges of the Lunar Frontier, and determined to achieve the companys vision. Role description The Robotics Engineer will be responsible supporting ispace Europes current RD projects as well as leading and developing her or his own. The position requires a strong candidate passionate about handson work in our analogue lunar lab and who is comfortable with developing and debugging both hardware and software. Your first job will be to develop and benchmark robotic systems before implementing them on our flightready hardware. You will to build a Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping solution together with our SLAM expert and electrical system engineer. This new SLAM capability will improve the localisation knowledge of our rovers, as well as produce topological maps of the environment and its resources. Responsibilities Manage, maintain, and operate ispace robotic systems and lunar analogue lab Work closely with our engineers and researchers to help integrate and test novel robotic technologies for autonomous navigation Implement and test efficient and reliable code modules for localisation functions image processing, sensor data fusion, data management, etc. Integrate new hardware sensors, processors and software modules onto the development testbed interfaces management, harness manufacturing, protocol testing, debugging, etc. Manage software versioning and documentation Implement tools and systems for the reliable operation of our development rovers Handle automated testing setup Bring in new processes and tools that enable our RD department to continue to grow and remain state of the art Work with the business and communications teams to organize RDrelated PR events Speak up, identify risks and issues, define and manage mitigation plans Required skills and qualifications B.S.M.S. in computer science, electrical engineering or related field, or equivalent industry experience Demonstrate proficiency in C and Python Experience with Linux and ROS systems Exhibit strong intellectual curiosity and passion about learning new technologies Be highly organized and capable of independently planning and executing complex technical work Thrive in multidisciplinary environment in close cooperation with engineering and business teams Must have excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills Show initiative, leadership, and positive cando attitude Be comfortable with change and fastpaced environment Preferred Experience Previous work on SLAM a plus Practical experience of electrical systems, sensor development, and soldering a plus Should be able to work independently and produce technical documentation
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