CareerPlan

Software Engineer, Perception

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time$191k2026-07-14 → 2026-11-10
Based in United StatesSecurity clearance required

Core

Developing perception algorithms (object detection, tracking, SLAM, sensor fusion) for autonomous aerial drones in defense applications.

Role type

Senior IC Machine Learning Engineer (Computer Vision/Perception)

Builds

Perception software for tactical UAVs (Ghost, Anvil, Bolt, Altius) operated by military customers

Domain

Defense / Autonomous Robotics / Computer Vision

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

C++, Python, Linux, TensorRT, ONNX, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Object Detection, Object Tracking, Instance Segmentation, Semantic Segmentation, Visual Odometry, SLAM, Multi-view Geometry, Structure from Motion, 3D Geometry, RGB-D and LIDAR Sensor Fusion

Preferred skills

Remote system troubleshooting, CUDA

Technologies

TensorRT, ONNX, PyTorch, TensorFlow, CUDA, Linux

Responsibilities

Propose and prototype innovative solutions to solve real-world perception problems; Develop and maintain core libraries and runtime applications; Integrate classical and geometric methods in computer vision with ML methods; Work with ML and Data Infra team to construct benchmarks for analyzing system performance

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC