Perception Engineer, Autonomy (Air Domain)
Applied Intuition14 days ago
Fort Walton Beach, FL, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$150k - $185k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop, integrate, and adapt AI/ML algorithms for the perception autonomy stack and platform sensors.
- Create software interfaces to autonomously control electro-optical, infrared, acoustic, radar, and radio-frequency sensors.
- Collaborate with sensor, tracking, and autonomy teams on deployment to heterogeneous platform swarms and DoD testing events.
- Deploy containerized solutions to embedded Linux devices and perform computer-in-the-loop testing, profiling, and performance-data collection.
- Validate algorithms using simulation and recorded data by designing experiments, defining metrics, and analyzing results.
- Work with DoD customers to understand use cases and requirements and triage needs during field events.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, computer vision, electrical, aerospace, or mechanical engineering, robotics, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of industry experience building perception or estimation software for autonomous systems.
- Strong modern C++ for real-time, performance-critical Linux software, including familiarity with linear algebra libraries such as Eigen and profiling.
- Knowledge of state estimation, including EKF, UKF, IMM, covariance, and uncertainty handling.
- Experience with multi-target tracking, data association, track management, and heterogeneous sensor fusion.
- Working knowledge of machine learning for prediction, including sequence models, training pipelines, and held-out-data evaluation.
- Python experience for data pipelines, analysis, and visualization of logged and simulated runs.
- U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
- Preferred qualifications include online real-time learning, adaptive control, learning-based estimation, delayed or sparse feedback, behavior and intent prediction, and deployment of small neural networks in C++.
Benefits
- Full-time employees primarily work from an Applied Intuition office five days per week, with occasional remote-work flexibility; this expectation does not apply to contractors.
- Benefits may include equity, health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, a 401(k) with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off.
- The company provides accessible and inclusive application and interview accommodations for applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans.
About Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition builds software tools, infrastructure, and operating systems for developing, testing, and deploying autonomous and driver-assistance systems across automotive, trucking, defense, construction, mining, and agriculture. It sells enterprise software and services including simulation, sensor data management, HD mapping, and a vehicle OS to OEMs and government customers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, it counts 18 of the top 20 global automakers and the U.S. military among its users.