Spacecraft & stations · Lunar landers and space services
Intuitive Machines jobs
Intuitive Machines, based in Houston, Texas, builds lunar landers and the navigation, communications and data services around them for NASA and commercial customers. Most of its openings are in Houston, with others in Glen Burnie, Maryland, Greenbelt, Maryland and Phoenix, Arizona, across flight software, navigation, manufacturing and ground operations.
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Intuitive Machines at a glance
Intuitive Machines, based in Houston, Texas, builds lunar landers and the navigation, communications and data services around them for NASA and commercial customers. Most of its openings are in Houston, with others in Glen Burnie, Maryland, Greenbelt, Maryland and Phoenix, Arizona, across flight software, navigation, manufacturing and ground operations.
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What Intuitive Machines pays
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What Intuitive Machines looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Intuitive Machines is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.
A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC.
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
Usually a mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; technicians and test operators often start from a trade or the military.
Intuitive Machines's disciplines
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