Rover Navigation/Localization Engineer (Robotics)

Location: Fully remote, based in Hawthorne, California. Some travel may be required.

Salary: $140,000–$200,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global designs and builds lunar rovers, power systems, and data networks for sustained operations on the Moon.

What you will do

• Design, prototype, analyze, tune, verify, and validate navigation and localization algorithms for lunar and extraplanetary rovers.
• Develop solutions using data from IMUs, motor resolvers, star trackers, cameras, LiDAR, and other sensors.
• Support GNC simulation, sensor models, analysis tooling, and navigation flight software implementation.
• Evaluate performance under faulty sensors, invalid data, dropouts, communication latency, and poor lighting conditions.
• Perform Monte Carlo analysis and establish automated test scenarios, pass/fail criteria, and verification reports.
• Support field testing, live rover operations, and troubleshooting of localization issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or equivalent education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and testing navigation or localization systems for rovers, autonomous vehicles, mobile robots, or GPS-denied platforms.
• Experience developing state-estimation or localization solutions using multiple sensor inputs.
• Strong C++ and Python development skills.
• Experience with odometry, Kalman or particle filters, vehicle kinematics and dynamics, visual odometry, or sensor-fusion tooling.
• Ability to work remotely from the United States, with some travel required.

Nice to have

• Experience with extraterrestrial rover navigation, planetary mobility, or autonomous robotic exploration platforms.
• Experience supporting navigation or localization systems through development, testing, integration, and operations.
• Experience with GNC sensor error characteristics and real-world operational issues such as packet loss and image degradation.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity ownership in the company.
• Medical, dental, vision, and mental health benefits.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Flexible paid time off and parental leave.
• Home office setup reimbursement, lunch stipend, and on-site snacks and beverages.

Hiring process

• Application review followed by a recruiter phone interview.
• Video interviews and an on-site interview.
• Offer and hiring decision.