Senior Robotics Software Engineer (Lunar Rover Localization)

Location: Los Angeles - Hawthorne, United States. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, asylees, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Salary: $155,000–$200,000 per year, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures robotic systems that produce water, power, and oxygen for lunar and Martian settlements.

What you will do

• Design localization approaches for rover navigation on the Moon.
• Develop software that estimates rover position from IMU, camera, LIDAR, odometry, star tracker, sun sensor, and terrain-matching data.
• Test and evaluate localization performance on rover prototypes at a lunar analog test site.
• Run localization tests in Gazebo-based simulations using NASA lunar terrain data.
• Integrate localization with path planning, hazard avoidance, and other autonomy systems.

Requirements

• 5+ years of programming experience in Python and/or C/C++.
• Experience developing software to control real robots.
• Experience with non-GPS localization techniques such as INS, EKF, factor graphs, or SLAM.
• Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or significant professional coding experience demonstrating equivalent ability.
• Exceptional engineering ability and outstanding communication skills.
• Must satisfy U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience with outdoor robots, autonomous vehicles, or robots operating in natural terrain.
• Experience with LIDAR localization, visual odometry, VSLAM, or terrain matching.
• Experience with ROS/ROS2 and robot simulators such as Gazebo or MuJoCo.
• Experience developing aerospace or production software.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, low-bureaucracy work environment.
• Work focused on difficult robotics and space-exploration challenges.
• Paid time off.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Equity package included with compensation.