CareerPlan

Senior Computer Vision Engineer, Space

Costa Mesa, California, United StatesFull-time$191k2026-06-04 → 2026-11-11
Security clearance required

Core

Design and implement computer vision algorithms for autonomous spacecraft operations, including navigation, rendezvous, and docking across various orbital regimes.

Role type

Senior Computer Vision Engineer (Space Systems)

Builds

Software-defined spacecraft systems, perception subsystems, and autonomy tools for space vehicles.

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Computer Vision / Robotics

Required skills

C++ development, Linux, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Visual Odometry, SLAM, Multi-view Geometry, Sensor Fusion, Orbital Mechanics, GNC

Preferred skills

Python, Go, Matlab, Simulink, OpenCV, Natural Feature Tracking, Hardware-in-the-loop testing, 3D Geometry, RGB-D processing

Technologies

C++, Linux, Python, Go, Matlab, Simulink, OpenCV, LIDAR, RGB-D sensors

Responsibilities

Propose and prototype innovative CV solutions; Develop and maintain core libraries and runtime applications; Integrate classical geometric methods with ML; Design flight software, algorithms, and simulation products; Develop automated fault detection and responses; Provide hardware-in-the-loop and monte-carlo simulation capabilities.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC