Phenix Space (Neo ‘25) · 1 day ago
Founding Robotics Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expPhenix Space is a venture backed startup that focuses on building the upgradeable Space layer for Earth’s critical industries using robotics and physical AI. They are seeking a Robotics Engineer to lead the development of their space robotic module, focusing on real-time control, perception, and decision-making for robotic operations in orbit.
Defense & Space
Hiring Manager
Benjamin Price
Responsibilities
Develop real-time motion planning and control algorithms for a space-rated robotic arm
Implement Cartesian motion control and force control, ensuring safe, precise, and collision-free movements in microgravity
Design and optimize visual servoing algorithms for closed-loop control in dynamic space environments
Build reliable manipulation strategies and influence hardware design
Develop damage detection algorithms to assess satellite integrity using multi-modal vision data (RGB, depth, infrared)
Implement anomaly detection models for satellite telemetry and visual data streams, improving predictive maintenance
Integrate real-time telemetry visualization into the Phenix Space UI for mission operations
Own the autonomy stack across simulation, HIL, and flight using high-fidelity physics-based simulation to close the gap between ground testing and on-orbit behavior
Conduct performance benchmarking for AI and motion control under real-world space constraints
Develop testing frameworks for robustness, reliability, and edge-case handling in space environments
Qualification
Required
Master's or PhD in robotics engineering/computer science or equivalent work experience
3+ years of experience in robotics
Strong background in robotics software development (C++, Python)
Expertise in motion planning, kinematics, and control theory for robotic manipulation
Experience in computer vision (OpenCV, PCL, PyTorch/TensorFlow, real-time object detection)
Expertise on real world production robotic products
Experience building and using digital twins for robotics
Understanding of real-time computing, low-latency processing, and low level system programming
Preferred
Prior experience in space robotics, orbital mechanics, or satellite systems
Prior experience with space flight software and communication protocols used in spacecraft
Familiarity with satellite telemetry data processing and anomaly detection techniques
Experience with software deployment strategies and tooling such as but not limited to docker containers, terraform, ansible, etc
Prior experience deploying and programming with micro-controllers
Proficiency in physics-based simulation frameworks (Gazebo, Mujoco, Isaac Sim, or custom simulators)
Company
Phenix Space (Neo ‘25)
Building the upgradeable Space layer for Earth’s critical industries. Follow us for updates!
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase