Computer Vision Engineer, Aerial Autonomy
Core
Design and build edge-based computer vision systems for real-time perception, object detection, and shared world modeling in autonomous drone fleets operating in contested environments.
Role type
Senior IC Computer Vision Engineer (Aerial Autonomy)
Builds
Perception pipelines, shared 3D world models, and multi-agent perception architectures for autonomous aerial systems
Domain
Defense technology, Aerial Robotics, Computer Vision
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Computer vision, Deep learning, Object detection, SLAM, Visual odometry, 3D scene understanding, Python, C++, Embedded systems programming, Multi-sensor fusion
Preferred skills
Ph.D. in relevant field, Drone/aerial systems experience, GNSS-denied navigation, Simulation-to-real workflows, Edge compute deployment (NVIDIA Jetson, Qualcomm) (via careerplan.io/jobs/FA-006-DE-071-computer-vision-engineer-aerial-autonomy-at-aitan)
Technologies
Python, C++, NVIDIA Jetson, Qualcomm
Responsibilities
Design vision-based situational awareness systems, Build shared world models fusing perception data, Implement object detection and tracking pipelines, Develop semantic scene understanding, Design multi-agent perception architectures, Deploy perception in GNSS-denied and EW-contested environments
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
