Senior Staff Engineer: 3D Reconstruction

Aechelon Technology•South San Francisco, CA

1d•$280,000 - $310,000

About The Position

Aechelon Technology, Inc. is a leading producer of 3D simulator content, including Geospecific visual/sensor databases and realistic 3D models. We seek people who share our passion for real-time computer graphics and commitment to our mission of helping make our Nation’s pilots safer. We will give you a chance to work with some of the most talented people in the graphics industry. The Senior Staff Engineer: 3D Reconstruction will lead Aechelon’s engineering efforts at reconstructing 3D models from photographic and video sources, including extracting point clouds, Gaussian splats, and polygonal meshes, for both content production and realtime imagery exploitation.

Requirements

Passion for real time computer graphics and solid software engineering principles
7+ years of experience in design and architecture of software for 3D reconstruction from 2D image sources.
Experience leading a team of peers in shipping exceptional products within the constraints of a delivery deadline
In-depth knowledge of and experience programming in C and C++ languages
Experience developing OpenGL, Vulkan or Direct3D applications, including both real time engines, graphics tools for the content creation pipeline and programmable shading
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work with export-controlled technology

Nice To Haves

Experience with rendering engines and scene graphs such as Intrinsic Alchemy, OpenSceneGraph, Unreal, Unity, or Source
Experience with GPU computing platforms such as OpenCL, CUDA, or DirectCompute
Experience with multi-processing real time systems
Experience developing image processing software
Experience with defect tracking systems such as Bugzilla or Jira
Experience with Configuration Management (CM) systems such as Perforce or Git
Experience developing tools to work with geographic data such as KML, vector files, digital elevation and satellite imagery
Experience scripting in Python.

Responsibilities

Design and develop tools for automated creation of 3D models from photogrammetric sources such as satellite imagery and aerial photography
Design and develop software for registering imagery and videos to align with Aechelon’s 3D global terrain
Design and develop tools for automated creation of 3D models from video sources
Develop tools for modeling and exploitation of Gaussian splats, including relighting.
Design and develop processes and tools for validating reconstructed data for use in specific digital twin and/or AI training applications.