RTL Firmware Engineer - Lunar Terrain Vehicle

Job Description

Job Description

RTL Firmware Engineer (Lunar Terrain Vehicle)

(NASA LTVS Award Contingent)

Houston, Texas, United States

About Intuitive Machines :

Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. We believe our mission is to further research, communications, and exploration beyond low lunar orbit. With multiple NASA lunar missions in the making and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting NASA, our customers and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the moon. Our world-class team includes experts in all spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety.

We are seeking a RTL Firmware Engineer specializing in Versal Hardware Acceleration to support Intuitive Machines’ Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) program. The LTV is NASA’s next-generation autonomous lunar rover, and this role will focus on developing RTL firmware and software modules for Xilinx Versal ACAP hardware, enabling hardware-accelerated autonomy, vision, and navigation functions in real time.

The successful candidate will work at the intersection of embedded systems, FPGA development, and autonomy software, creating high-performance compute pipelines to process sensor data, support decision-making, and ensure safe rover operations in the lunar environment.

• Employment in this role is contingent upon NASA selecting Intuitive Machines as a winner of LTVS program, scheduled for announcement later in 2025.

Responsibilities

Qualifications (This position is posted across multiple levels, with multiple openings)

Preferred

EEOC

Intuitive Machines is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.