Senior Embedded Engineer – Robotics & Sensor Systems
Quartermaster2 months ago
Arlington, VA, USASenior
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve the embedded Linux platform for SmartMast edge devices.
- Integrate cameras, radar, SDR, AIS, GPS/GNSS, thermal sensors, and related hardware interfaces.
- Build and maintain ROS2-based middleware and services for inter-process and inter-sensor communication.
- Develop and optimize edge AI inference pipelines for detection, segmentation, and classification.
- Design resilient edge-to-cloud data paths for constrained maritime networks.
- Manage OTA update workflows, staged rollouts, rollback strategies, and fleet-deployed devices.
- Debug production issues using field telemetry, perform root-cause analysis, and deliver durable fixes.
- Partner with hardware, software, and operations teams to move systems from laboratory testing to vessel deployment.
- Lead PTZ camera integration decisions involving lens selection, sensor convergence, alignment, and stabilization tuning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 4 years of software development experience in robotics, electronics, or embedded systems.
- More than 4 years of professional proficiency in Python, C++, and shell scripting; Rust is a bonus.
- Strong production embedded Linux experience, particularly with Ubuntu.
- Experience with NVIDIA Jetson or similar edge computing platforms, CUDA, and Yocto.
- Experience with ROS or ROS2, sensor integration, device drivers, industrial PTZ network cameras, and video streaming.
- Hands-on experience with sensor fusion across radar, EO/IR, and positioning data, including Kalman/EKF, particle filters, or learned approaches.
- Experience developing and deploying AI/ML models for visual detection, segmentation, and classification.
- Experience with OTA update systems, device fleet management, cloud ingestion infrastructure, and AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Solid networking fundamentals, remote debugging, SSH, and VNC experience.
- Experience with GPS, IMU, cameras, radar, thermal or weather sensors, and related hardware interfaces is required or preferred.
- Maritime, defense, autonomy, or other mission-critical deployment experience is preferred.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Benefits
- Work on technically challenging embedded, AI, and real-world operational problems.
- Direct mission impact in maritime safety and security.
- High ownership and growth opportunities in a fast-growing organization where work ships quickly.
About Quartermaster
Quartermaster builds a maritime intelligence platform that turns commercial and civilian vessels into a distributed sensing network via its SmartMast hardware, fusing HD video, radar, RF, AI, and AIS. It sells maritime domain awareness data and software to defense and government agencies, insurers, and energy and oceanography users. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, it has deployed 600+ sensors across 25+ countries and identified 400,000+ vessels outside AIS.