Perception Engineer

Responsibilities

• Drive the architecture for the image processing, object tracking, and pose estimation pipelines for the next generation of Jackal spacecraft.
• Design and implement robust perception, object detection, and tracking algorithms in C++.
• Perform statistical analysis to support algorithm characterization and verification.
• Test and verify your algorithms via software and hardware in the loop simulation.
• Work with the software team to integrate your algorithms into flight software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, robotics, or a similar discipline.
• Experienced with C/C++ and Python.
• 2+ years of experience with implementing perception and tracking algorithms deployed in real world systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and solve complex problems with first principles approaches.
• Passion for spaceflight and advancing capabilities related to space domain awareness and space security.
• U.S. Citizen and eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Master’s or PhD in computer science, robotics, or a similar discipline.
• 2+ years of professional experience writing high-reliability, production C/C++ code.
• Deep technical expertise in one or more of the following: SLAM, nonlinear filtering, image processing, object detection, computer vision, pose estimation.