Computer Vision Engineer, Space

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $166,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted: today

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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

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TL;DR · Computer Vision Engineer, Space

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Join our dynamic team in Costa Mesa as a Computer Vision Engineer and contribute to the design and implementation of advanced perception subsystems for spacecraft. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams such as Sensors, GNC, Avionics, Systems, Flight Software, Mission Operations, and Ground Software to develop flight software, firmware, algorithms, and simulation products. Your responsibilities include creating test plans and procedures for CV systems during ground checkout, on-orbit commissioning, and operations, while also developing autonomy tools for dynamic space missions in various orbital regimes like LEO, MEO, GEO, Reentry, and RPOD. Required skills encompass a MS or PhD in Machine Learning, Robotics, Computer Science, or Image Science with emphasis on CV, along with experience in ML algorithm development, object detection, tracking, segmentation, SLAM, multi-view geometry, 3D reconstruction, and terminal guidance systems. Familiarity with OpenCV and NFT is preferred.

Skills

Python C++ OpenCV TensorFlow PyTorch ROS Raspberry Pi Linux CUDA Azure Google Cloud Amazon S3 Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Git GitHub Jupyter Notebook PostgreSQL MongoDB

What you'll do

Design and implement computer vision software and hardware subsystems for various spacecraft.
Develop test plans and procedures to validate CV systems during ground checkout and on-orbit operations.
Create flight software, firmware, algorithms, and simulation products for space vehicle autonomy tools.
Lead the successful implementation, validation, and operation of CV systems in space vehicles.
Work closely with cross-functional teams including Sensors, GNC, Avionics, Systems, Flight Software, Mission Operations, and Ground Software.

What we're looking for

MS or PhD in Machine Learning, Robotics, Computer Science, or Image Science with emphasis on Computer Vision.
Advanced experience developing and benchmarking ML algorithms on large-scale datasets.
Experience in object detection, tracking, instance segmentation, semantic segmentation, and 3D geometry.
Familiarity with visual odometry, SLAM, multi-view geometry, and spacecraft guidance navigation control (GNC).
Top Secret security clearance required.
Preferred: Strong background in computer vision, feature tracking, SLAM, OpenCV, and NFT.

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