Applied Perception Engineering Lead

Applied Intuition•San Diego, CA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Intuition is seeking a Perception Team Lead to guide a team in developing Perception pipelines for multiple modalities, including EO/IR and Radar, with future expansion into Acoustics, Passive RF, and Sonar. The software developed will be deployed in real-world government and defense applications. This role involves providing technical guidance, mentoring, fostering collaboration, ensuring system integration, and implementing best practices for software development. The lead will be responsible for the technical roadmap of Perception pipelines and a Perception Autonomy service, which handles behaviors like camera scanning, slew and cue, object following, dynamic EMCON modes, multi-track custody, and track handoff. A key aspect of this role is integrating pre-trained ML models into these pipelines, rather than training them.

Requirements

MS in computer science, ML, robotics, or related fields from a top institution.
8+ years industry experience in Perception-related fields (e.g., ATR, ML).
2+ years experience in leading teams with varied backgrounds.
Experience with deploying software to hardware components with rigorous verification and validation.
Experience with perception pipelines using real-time data from Radar and EO/IR systems.
Deep technical understanding of production-level development in C++ and/or Python for integrating object detector, classifier, and few-shot models (ATR models).
Experience with designing and working with autonomous systems, particularly in off-road, maritime, or aerospace applications.

Nice To Haves

PhD in a Perception, Robotics, or CS related field.
Hands-on experience in deploying autonomy in the real world.
Deep experience in both hardware and software aspects of robotics and sensor systems.
Competence in signal processing, linear algebra, machine learning, radar, optics, photonics, or electro-optics.
Active U.S. SECRET clearance preferred

Responsibilities

Manage a team of talented software engineers working together on exciting perception and perception autonomy projects.
Oversee and contribute to the development of perception pipelines utilizing EO/IR and Radar sensor modalities, with potential of moving into perception pipelines for Acoustics, Passive RF, and Sonar sensors.
Oversee and contribute to the Perception Autonomy service, which includes a growing number of behaviors, such as camera scanning, slew and cue, object following, dynamic EMCON modes, multi-track custody, and track handoff between sensors.
Lead the development and incorporation of pre-trained models (produced by a separate team) into production Perception pipelines.
Ensure your team delivers high quality, robust software that can fulfill project requirements for real-world deployment on hardware components.
Work closely with partners and internal teams to ensure success on project milestones, and seamless integration with peer teams platforms.
Manage and track multiple priorities while maintaining a focus towards common project goals.