Perception Lead
Core
Own the perception stack across all unmanned aircraft, covering detection, recognition, and image-space target tracking from sensor to state estimation.
Role type
Senior IC perception lead (defense drones)
Builds
Perception software for unmanned aircraft systems
Domain
Defense / Unmanned Aerial Systems / Computer Vision
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
C++, Python, classical computer vision, learned perception (detection/classification), embedded deployment (NVIDIA Jetson/TensorRT), EO/IR sensor integration, perception evaluation metrics, sensor synchronization
Preferred skills
thermal/LWIR sensor integration, fleet data engine operations, state estimation/sensor fusion, flight test operations
Technologies
NVIDIA Jetson, TensorRT, Qualcomm, Hailo
Responsibilities
Own architecture and roadmap of perception stack; lead and grow perception engineering team; deliver detection/recognition/tracking in degraded conditions; define perception output contract; drive transition from classical to learned models; optimize deployment for onboard compute constraints.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership
