What are the responsibilities and job description for the PNT Flight Software Developer position at Intuitive Machines?
Houston, TX or Glen Burnie, MD
Salary range: $95,000 - $203,000 based on experience
About Intuitive Machines
Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. Our mission is to further science and exploration, communications, and economic progress from the Earth to the Moon and beyond. With multiple NASA lunar missions in development and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting NASA, our customers, and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the Moon. Our world-class team includes experts in all aspects of spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety.
About The Position
Intuitive Machines is seeking a Flight Software Developer to join our Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) team. This position will support real-time navigation flight software development, HWIL navigation sensor integration, performance, and testing. The applicant will be located on-site at one of the IM main offices in Houston, TX or Glen Burnie, MD. The candidate will work in a cross-functional team on the design, development, manufacture, test, and on-orbit operation of flight and ground support software for the Lunar Data Network relay satellites.
Responsibilities
Intuitive Machines is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Salary range: $95,000 - $203,000 based on experience
About Intuitive Machines
Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. Our mission is to further science and exploration, communications, and economic progress from the Earth to the Moon and beyond. With multiple NASA lunar missions in development and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting NASA, our customers, and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the Moon. Our world-class team includes experts in all aspects of spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety.
About The Position
Intuitive Machines is seeking a Flight Software Developer to join our Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) team. This position will support real-time navigation flight software development, HWIL navigation sensor integration, performance, and testing. The applicant will be located on-site at one of the IM main offices in Houston, TX or Glen Burnie, MD. The candidate will work in a cross-functional team on the design, development, manufacture, test, and on-orbit operation of flight and ground support software for the Lunar Data Network relay satellites.
Responsibilities
- Real-time flight software development and testing
- Integration and test of flight software in software- and hardware-in-the-loop environments
- Development of software- and hardware-in-the-loop environments
- MS or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering or related field with 5 years of experience preferred
- Experience with C, C , and Python
- Experience with real-time software
- Experience with GN&C hardware including IMU, Star Trackers, GPS, LIDAR and OpNav
- Experience with SWIL and HWIL testing and integration
- Experience with GN&C sensor testing, planning, and modelling
- Experience supporting a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience with spacecraft dynamics and orbital mechanics
- Experience with JIRA and Agile processes
- Experience with Git version control preferred
- Experience with navigation sensor hardware, Kalman filters, LIDAR, real-time software, Monte Carlo analysis, C/C , Python, Trick, Bash, GEONS, CSPICE, GMAT, Monte
- Experience in relative navigation, image processing, and feature detection techniques
- Experience developing high fidelity, hardware/software-in-the-loop PNT or GN&C simulations
Intuitive Machines is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Salary : $95,000 - $203,000