Astrobotic Technology, Inc. is a space robotics company that seeks to make space accessible to the world. The company’s suite of lunar landers delivers payloads to the Moon for companies, governments, universities, non-profits, and individuals. The company is also developing advanced space robotics capabilities such as terrain relative navigation, mobile robotics for lunar surface operations, and reliable computing systems for mission-critical applications. Originally spun out of Carnegie Mellon University in 2007, Astrobotic is pioneering affordable planetary access that promises to spark a new era of exploration, science, tourism, resource utilization, and mining. Astrobotic’s headquarters is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a second location in Mojave, California.

Time frame : Summer 2024 (Flexible on start – intent is for this to be an ~12-week internship)

We are seeking a talented individual to contribute to the star rendering feature in LunaRay, our physically-based real-time renderer.

** Job Responsibilities:**

• Drive further development of LunaRay by enhancing the star catalog data pipeline, and by refining the fidelity and performance of star rendering.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• GPU compute and graphics APIs: CUDA, OpenGL, Vulkan, or DirectX
• Shading languages: HLSL or GLSL
• Programming languages: Python, shell scripting, C++ or C
• Computer graphics techniques: physically-based rendering, ray tracing and rasterization
• Background in Computer Science with a specialization in computer graphics

Desired Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience with robotics simulation environments, 3D game engines
• Experience with software unit testing
• Experience with camera and lens modeling, computer vision, photometry, and light transport
• Experience with geographic information systems (GIS), map projections, and digital elevation models

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for this position. The actual base salary offered for this position will depend on numerous factors including individual performance, business objectives, and the candidates professional experience. Base salary is just one component of Astrobotic’s competitive total rewards strategy.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Astrobotic Technology, Inc. does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to contact@astrobotic.com.