Qualified Technical Services
Software Developer and Integrator - Lunar Rover Mission Ops & Simulation
Qualified Technical Services, Mountain View, California, us, 94039
Work Location:
NASA Ames Research Center - Mountain View, CA
Minimum Citizenship:
U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Software Developer and Integrator - Lunar Rover Mission Ops & Simulation
NASA, working with private industry, is planning our return to the Lunar Surface. For the first time since 1972, we are planning boots on the Moon. For the first time ever, we will conduct Lunar Polar explorations on the surface. These explorations will include both human and robotic missions. Join the team planning the first robotic lunar polar surface exploration. At NASA in Silicon Valley, we are designing a Lunar prospecting mission to search for water ice in a polar region on the Moon. This rover will launch as early as 2023.
The rover project uses a simulation environment for software and operations development, operations team training, and in-flight software updates and testing. This simulation environment uses ROS1, ROS2, Gazebo, Python, Eclipse RCP and other software components. The simulation engineer will be responsible for integrating simulator components including rover system and environmental models, operator interface applications, and command/telemetry applications; making changes to the simulation environment, and also for developing tools to analyze the results of various simulation runs. The simulation engineer also configures and operates the simulator and interfaces with other team members during operations simulation and training activities. If you are a software developer with a robotics background, join us in this groundbreaking endeavor.
REQUIREMENTS
- Software Developer and Integrator - Lunar Rover Mission Ops & Simulation
Education : BS in Computer Science, Robotics or related discipline
Year(s) of Experience : 3+ years of related experience
Citizenship:
Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
Qualifications, Skills and Traits:
Understand and write ROS nodes for a robot with multiple cameras and other sensors
Model a complex robotics system, including sensors, in Gazebo
2+ years of experience with Python: Write Python scripts to analyze rosbag data
Previous work on large projects: Come up to speed quickly on a large, thinly documented project comprised of C++11, Python, and Java
Have strong object-oriented design and implementation skills
Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with diverse set of people
Desired Skills:
Robotics background
Experience with mapping and 3D terrain software (e.g., GIS, OSGeo tools)
The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy of the QTS is to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. QTS hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. QTS believes that employees should be provided with a working environment which enables them to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. We expect and require the cooperation of all employees in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.
NASA Ames Research Center - Mountain View, CA
Minimum Citizenship:
U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Software Developer and Integrator - Lunar Rover Mission Ops & Simulation
NASA, working with private industry, is planning our return to the Lunar Surface. For the first time since 1972, we are planning boots on the Moon. For the first time ever, we will conduct Lunar Polar explorations on the surface. These explorations will include both human and robotic missions. Join the team planning the first robotic lunar polar surface exploration. At NASA in Silicon Valley, we are designing a Lunar prospecting mission to search for water ice in a polar region on the Moon. This rover will launch as early as 2023.
The rover project uses a simulation environment for software and operations development, operations team training, and in-flight software updates and testing. This simulation environment uses ROS1, ROS2, Gazebo, Python, Eclipse RCP and other software components. The simulation engineer will be responsible for integrating simulator components including rover system and environmental models, operator interface applications, and command/telemetry applications; making changes to the simulation environment, and also for developing tools to analyze the results of various simulation runs. The simulation engineer also configures and operates the simulator and interfaces with other team members during operations simulation and training activities. If you are a software developer with a robotics background, join us in this groundbreaking endeavor.
REQUIREMENTS
- Software Developer and Integrator - Lunar Rover Mission Ops & Simulation
Education : BS in Computer Science, Robotics or related discipline
Year(s) of Experience : 3+ years of related experience
Citizenship:
Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
Qualifications, Skills and Traits:
Understand and write ROS nodes for a robot with multiple cameras and other sensors
Model a complex robotics system, including sensors, in Gazebo
2+ years of experience with Python: Write Python scripts to analyze rosbag data
Previous work on large projects: Come up to speed quickly on a large, thinly documented project comprised of C++11, Python, and Java
Have strong object-oriented design and implementation skills
Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with diverse set of people
Desired Skills:
Robotics background
Experience with mapping and 3D terrain software (e.g., GIS, OSGeo tools)
The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy of the QTS is to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. QTS hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. QTS believes that employees should be provided with a working environment which enables them to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. We expect and require the cooperation of all employees in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.