Lead the development, analysis, and optimization of precision motion systems for semiconductor metrology and inspection equipment, enabling nanometer-level performance in advanced semiconductor equipment.
Locations (2)
Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States
Upton, Massachusetts, United States
Compensation
Base Salary Range: $115,200.00 - $172,800.00. Annual bonus opportunities and potential long-term incentives.
Responsibilities
Lead the development, analysis, and optimization of precision motion systems for semiconductor metrology and inspection equipment.
Characterize machine and stage dynamics through experimental measurements, system identification, and analytical modeling.
Measure and analyze frequency response functions (FRFs), transfer functions, coherence, disturbance spectra, and closed-loop performance metrics.
Develop, tune, and optimize motion control strategies including PID control, feedforward control, disturbance rejection, and trajectory optimization.
Perform controller tuning and performance validation to achieve demanding requirements for settling time, tracking accuracy, throughput, and stability.
Develop and implement motion planning and trajectory optimization algorithms for robotic arm manipulators, build software for scientific instruments, integrate and debug robotics software, develop computer vision capabilities, implement collision avoidance, deploy and maintain robotics software on physical hardware, collaborate with scientists and technical teams, troubleshoot integration issues, improve platform scalability and reliability, contribute to software architecture best practices.
Compensation
Annual base salary: $148,000–$230,000, depending on qualifications and experience. Competitive equity opportunity.
Responsibilities
Develop and implement motion planning and trajectory optimization algorithms for robotic arm manipulators.
Build software that enables robots to operate scientific instruments and laboratory equipment.
Integrate, test, and debug robotics software across simulation environments and physical robots.
Develop computer vision capabilities that allow robots to recognize, manipulate, and interact with laboratory tools and consumables.
Implement collision avoidance and motion control solutions for dynamic laboratory environments.
Requirements
Nice to have: familiarity with computer vision and perception systems
Nice to have: experience with collision detection and avoidance in robotic environments
Nice to have: knowledge of robotics communication and infrastructure tools
Nice to have: experience integrating software with physical robots, sensors, and scientific instruments
Nice to have: exposure to laboratory automation, life sciences, or scientific equipment
Develop complex multi-body dynamic simulations for separation events such as fairing deployment, staging, and spacecraft separation of launch vehicles
Validate and verify simulation quality and quantify separation induced disturbances
Work closely with cross-disciplinary team to influence design maturation and incorporate relevant controls effects into dynamics simulations
Prepare results for presentations and analysis reports
Contribute to the success of vital defense systems that protect the nation by supporting cutting-edge development of upcoming long-range missile defense interceptors, targets, space launch, and strike vehicles
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math)
Provides space flight mechanics expertise for launch vehicles and space vehicles, focusing on orbital mechanics, astrodynamics, trajectory design, optimization, and simulation.
Locations (4)
El Segundo, California, United States
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Compensation
(Min - Max) $95,200.00 - $165,500.00
Responsibilities
Trajectory design and optimization for launch vehicles and spacecraft for missions operating in Earth-centric regimes (e.g., LEO, MEO, HEO, and GEO)
This position provides end to end system lifecycle support with analysis informing concept development, system design, and validation, requiring extensive experience with inertial sensors, navigation, estimation, and system accuracy analysis.
Compensation
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $82,300.00 - $220,000.00
Responsibilities
Evaluates requirements, proposes solutions, explores design trades to support a design.
Designs algorithms using modern theory and proven techniques.
Develops embedded software based on prototype algorithms.
Analyzes designs to demonstrate performance and functionality.
Develops and executes software tests to check compliance with requirements.
Astrodynamics and orbital mechanics analysis including orbit propagation, maneuver design, optimization for orbit transfer, stationkeeping, graveyard, disposal, and reentry events
Analysis of vehicles with chemical and/or electric propulsion
Evaluating contested mission applications for space systems to understand threat performance, assess vulnerabilities, and improve system resiliency
Exploring and defining the evolving Dynamic Space Operations (DSO) mission area
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in aeronautical/astronautical engineering
physics
applied mathematics
PhD or Advanced degree in aeronautical/astronautical engineering, physics or applied mathematics
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