Rover Analyst
Department: Vehicle Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Hawthorne, California
Reporting To: Vivake Asnani
Compensation: $135,000 - $197,000 / year
DescriptionVenturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is developing planetary rovers and infrastructure to explore and establish human presence on the Moon and Mars. We are seeking motivated, creative, and exceptional people to join our team. As a Rover Analyst, you will work with our Mechanical, Guidance, Navigation, and Control, Simulation, and Test teams to develop planetary rovers and related systems. You will be responsible for providing a broad range of analyses related to rover design, development, and operation.Key Responsibilities
- Modeling: Using physics, math, and computational methods to represent rover elements, such as terrain interactions, actuation, and body motion during traverses
- Environmental characterization: Evaluation of planetary environments for rover engineering.
- Path planning: Rover drive path design and optimization, based on mobility, energy, thermal, and communication considerations
- Rover simulation & test analysis: Evaluation of simulation or test results to provide insights or data for other engineers to use in rover development or operations
- Tool development: Creation of user-friendly software tools for other engineers to utilize rover-related performance models (e.g., robotic arm reachability, line-of-sight analysis between assets on Earth and other planetary bodies)
What's Prepared You:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or physics
- Strong base in mathematics and physics
- 5+ years of experience in a Space-related analyst role
- Proficiency with MATLAB
- Ownership of task execution
- Aptitude for managing priorities and operating in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work in a collaborative team environment with engineers, technicians, and leadership
Beneficial skills
- Proficiency in Python and C++ or close equivalents
- Master's degree in engineering or physics
- Expertise in applied physics as it relates to rover analysis
- Background in rover mobility analysis
- Ability to mentor and develop more junior mechanical engineers to build an effective design team
What We Offer:
- Collaborate with a team of top-tier engineers pioneering planetary surface exploration.
- Ownership opportunities in the company.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible time off and parental leave.
- On-site snacks, beverages, and bi-weekly lunches.
- A flexible and dynamic work environment.
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