Perception Engineer
About The Position
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years. We are seeking a Computer Vision Engineer to join our Perception team at Anduril Industries, where we develop cutting-edge perception systems for autonomous drones and unmanned sea vehicles in defense applications. While our team has strong capabilities in machine learning and real-time processing, we need a classical computer vision expert to elevate our camera integration, calibration workflows, and establish industry-standard best practices. This role will collaborate across multiple teams, supporting ML engineers, system architects, and integration specialists by ensuring our perception systems receive high-quality, well-calibrated sensor data from diverse camera modalities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field
- 4-6 years of industry experience in computer vision engineering OR Master's degree with 2-4 years of industry experience
- Strong proficiency in C++ or Python
- Hands-on experience with OpenCV and classical computer vision algorithms
- Deep understanding of camera models, calibration theory, and geometric vision
- Experience with multi-camera systems and sensor fusion
- Experience developing middleware and vision pipelines (ROS/ROS2 or similar)
- Familiarity with diverse camera technologies (RGB, stereo, fisheye, thermal, ToF, event-based)
- Lab experience with camera systems and optical equipment
Nice To Haves
- Rust programming experience
- Master's degree in Computer Vision, Robotics, or related field
- Experience in defense, aerospace, or autonomous systems
- Background in robotics perception for drones or marine vehicles
- Experience with real-time embedded vision systems
- Familiarity with defense industry standards and security clearance processes
- Publications or contributions to computer vision research or open-source projects
Responsibilities
- Design and implement camera integration pipelines for diverse sensor modalities including RGB, stereo, fisheye, thermal, and event-based camera
- Develop middleware and vision pipeline components that interface with our perception stack
- Work with hardware and program teams to evaluate and integrate new camera systems
- Develop and maintain calibration procedures for intrinsic and extrinsic camera parameters
- Implement multi-camera calibration systems and camera-lidar extrinsic calibration workflows
- Design online and offline calibration methods for field deployment scenarios
- Apply geometric computer vision techniques including structure from motion and 3D reconstruction
- Implement robust image processing pipelines (filtering, augmentation, rectification)
- Develop feature detection, matching, and tracking algorithms
- Design optical flow and visual odometry solutions
- Optimize vision algorithms for real-time performance on embedded platforms
- Establish and document computer vision best practices
- Create reusable calibration tools and frameworks
- Ensure vision systems meet defense industry standards and requirements
- Conduct lab testing and validation of camera systems
Benefits
- Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
