Moon Rover Flight Software Engineer C++ GNU

Work Location : NASA Ames Research Center - Mountain View, CA

Minimum Citizenship : U.S. Citizen (This position requires access to ITAR and / or EAR protected data)

Clearance : US Government

JOB DESCRIPTION - Moon Rover Flight Software Engineer C++ GNU

The Intelligent Robotics Group (irg.arc.nasa.gov) at the NASA Ames Research Center conducts aggressive research and development for robot missions on Earth and in space. This work supports a wide variety of NASA and non-NASA customers through direct technology delivery, field testing (in extreme environments and on the International Space Station), and deployment. Key work areas include autonomy, navigation, perception, and robot user interfaces.This position is for a full-time robotics engineer to develop software systems for the NASA VIPER Lunar Rover :

REQUIREMENTS - Moon Rover Flight Software Engineer C++ GNU

Education : BS in Computer Science or Robotics Engineering

Year(s) of Experience : 2+ years of related experience

Qualifications, Skills and Traits :

• Strong background in robotics and / or distributed systems
• Strong background in developing high-performance software, particularly with C / C++ and GNU tools under Linux
• Experience with robot navigation, 3D user interfaces, and / or system software

Desired Skills : Robotics

Software

Computer vision

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