Lunar surface rovers and autonomous space robotics systems
Lunar Outpost builds planetary rovers, from exploration-class prospecting platforms to a crewed Lunar Terrain Vehicle. Its stack pairs flight-grade real-time OSes (VxWorks, RTEMS, FreeRTOS) and ROS 2 with ML frameworks like PyTorch and JAX, pointing to a push toward AI-driven autonomy and natural-language vehicle control. Hiring is accelerating and overwhelmingly engineering-led, with a parallel effort to bring autonomous robotics into the DoD market.
Notable leadership hires: Mission Director
Lunar Outpost is a privately held aerospace company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Golden, Colorado, with 51–200 employees. It develops robotic and mobility systems for the Moon and broader space exploration, including the MAPP prospecting rover and the Lunar Terrain Vehicle. The company leads the Lunar Dawn team, which includes General Motors, Goodyear and MDA Space, pursuing LTV mobility for Artemis astronauts. It also plans multiple lunar surface missions and is pursuing autonomous robotics opportunities in defense. Hiring is concentrated in the United States.
Lunar Outpost uses Python, C++, ROS and ROS 2, PyTorch, JAX, MATLAB, real-time OSes like VxWorks, RTEMS and FreeRTOS, plus SolidWorks, ANSYS, Windchill, Jama Connect and AWS.
Yes. Hiring is accelerating and heavily weighted toward engineering, with senior, staff and intern roles in the United States, plus a Mission Director leadership role.
Key projects include the Pegasus Lunar Terrain Vehicle, its electrical power system, natural-language vehicle control, Artemis mission operations and a DoD go-to-market for autonomous robotics.
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