Lodestar Space
Software Engineer: State Estimation & Prediction
Los Angeles, US · Senior · Full-time
Work authorization required$120k-$140kDetected 35 days ago
PythonC++AlgorithmsGitCI/CDLinuxMachine LearningRoboticsResearchCommunication
About the role
- About the Job At Lodestar, as a Software Engineer: State Estimation & Prediction, you'll be leading the development of our state estimation and prediction models at the core of Lodestar's flagship product, MITHRIL.
- We proudly have an "extreme ownership" oriented engineering culture.
- Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement Lodestar's core state estimation and prediction architecture for autonomous spacecraft operations
- Research and implement novel estimation and prediction algorithms - everything from lit. review, through training and tuning, to optimisation and deployment
- Develop classical and neural estimators to track the current state and trajectory of multiple dynamic targets in real time
- Create neural models to forecast future trajectories and behavioral patterns of targets
- Implement intent inference models to identify actions and dynamically rank threat levels
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including, perception, and on-board autonomy to ensure prediction fidelity, robustness, and scalability across missions
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace, Robotics, Applied Mathematics, a related field, or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of distinguished industry experience in state estimation, aerospace, robotics, or a related field
- Strong proficiency in C++ and Python
- Demonstrated experience with probabilistic state estimation (Kalman filters, particle filters, Bayesian inference)
- Track record implementing state estimation pipelines in real-time or safety-critical systems
- Proficiency with GPU acceleration (CUDA, TensorRT) for neural network training and inference
- Experience with Linux, Git, and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong understanding of networking and communication protocols for distributed autonomy systems
Nice to have
- Preferred Skills & Experience
Compensation
- bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data.
- Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity.
- In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision and dental coverage, as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
- (E1) Junior Software Engineer: $120,000 - $140,000 / year
- (E2) Software Engineer: $135,000 - $170,000 / year
- (E3) Senior Software Engineer: Competitive
Benefits
- Meaningful equity incentives as part of our employee option pool
- Flexible PTO with generous paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave
- Comprehensive medical, dental & vision coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Experience with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow) for sequence modeling (seq2seq, RNNs, LSTMs, Transformers)
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U
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