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Sr. Mission Integration Engineer
AstrolabUnited StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 6 May 2026
About the role
Sr. Mission Integration Engineer
Department: Vehicle Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Hawthorne, California
Description
Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We are singularly focused on designing, building, and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity’s presence in the solar system. We are seeking motivated, creative, and exceptional people to join our world-class team.
Our design team works collaboratively to design and implement exceptional engineering solutions to enable off planet exploration. As a Senior Misson Integration Engineer within that team, you play a key role developing technologies and bridging the gaps between design disciplines and business units.
Our design team works collaboratively to design and implement exceptional engineering solutions to enable off planet exploration. As a Senior Misson Integration Engineer within that team, you play a key role developing technologies and bridging the gaps between design disciplines and business units.
What you'll do:
- The discovery, development, maturation and eventual integration of rover applicable technologies with government and commercial partners.
- Cross discipline coordination and integration of design efforts.
- Supporting business development in proposal responses, customer development and market exploration, leveraging a comprehensive overview of technical capabilities of the rover.
- Supporting the rover payloads customer team from a technical integration standpoint.
What you'll bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant Engineering field (Mechanical, Aerospace, Etc.). Masters preferred.
- 5+ years experience in cross functional teams with a demonstrated history of making a meaningful impact within these teams, 10 years preferred.
Preferred
- A history of developing new technologies, approaches or implementations to solve problems or improve performance in an engineering environment.
- Experience in the application of modelling tools and experimental methods to analyze engineering problems with an understanding of applicability, correlation and actionable outcomes.
- Experience with technology development in an expedited timeline environment
- A demonstrated understanding of technology development timelines relates to a product offering such as a rover, where we are now, where we are going next, what is the future after that? How do we prepare, plan and execute on that development plan.
- A genuine demonstration of engineering curiosity, learning about new fields of technology and working out how to apply them to solve problems.
Benefits and Perks
- Join a team of best-in-class engineers building the foundation of planetary surface exploration
- Equity ownership in the company
- Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Flexible PTO and parental leave
- Home office set up reimbursement
- Weekly lunch stipend, plus complimentary snacks and beverages on-site
- Once a month social hour on-site with food and drinks
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