Perception Engineer, Autonomy (Air Domain)
On-siteCitizens onlySecurity clearance required
Core
Build the perception layer of an autonomy stack for uncrewed air vehicles by fusing sensor data and implementing real-time algorithms.
Role type
Senior IC perception engineer (autonomy/air domain)
Builds
Real-time C++ algorithms, sensor interfacing software, and simulation tooling for uncrewed air vehicles
Domain
Defense/Aerospace + Autonomous Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Modern C++ (17/20), State estimation (Kalman filters, IMM), Multi-target tracking, Sensor fusion, Machine learning for prediction (RNN/LSTM/Transformers), Python for data pipelines
Preferred skills
Online real-time learning, Adaptive control, Learning from sparse/delayed feedback, Behavior/intent prediction, Deploying small neural networks in C++