Software Engineer - Imaging

Trimble Inc. • Richmond Hill, ON

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Accelerate the Future of Mapping: Software Engineer - Imaging (Sensor Fusion) Are you ready to apply your expertise in software engineering and sensor fusion to cutting-edge products? Trimble Applanix is looking for a motivated engineer to design and optimize advanced photogrammetric and LiDAR solutions, working with leading-edge technologies to solve complex positioning problems on a global scale.

About Us: Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done. With relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction, geospatial and transportation. Whether it's helping customers build and maintain infrastructure, design and construct buildings, optimize global supply chains or map the world, Trimble is at the forefront, driving productivity and progress.

Trimble Applanix: The Trimble Applanix Team specializes in building industry-leading GNSS-aided inertial technology and mobile positioning solutions for sensors and vehicles. By leveraging a deep expertise in inertial manufacturing and sensor fusion, we deliver high-precision direct georeferencing for imaging devices and handle complex systems integrations. Our capabilities extend from real-time processing to post-mission mobile mapping, providing a comprehensive ecosystem of software and hardware designed for elite geospatial performance. If it drives, flies, or floats, our tailored positioning solutions get people moving in the right direction!

Field Systems: The Trimble Field Systems segment provides solutions to increase precision and productivity in construction tasks by empowering stakeholders to collect accurate information and manage conditions with cutting-edge technology.

What Makes This Role Great: In this role, you will be at the forefront of developing next-generation photogrammetric and LiDAR point cloud solutions, directly influencing how the world is mapped and modeled. You will have the unique opportunity to modernize existing software modules for cloud-based workflows, prototype advanced algorithms, and collaborate across global product teams, making a tangible impact on mobile mapping technology.

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD in Geomatics, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong expertise in C++ alongside a deep background in Kalman filtering and least-squares estimation.
• Proven experience with mobile mapping technologies, sensors, platforms, and managing large datasets.
• Solid understanding of coordinate frames, transformations, and scientific software development.
• Excellent collaboration and presentation skills, with experience working in an agile environment.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in C# and Matlab.
• Experience with GPU development and building multithreaded applications.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead the development and maintenance of advanced software modules for photogrammetric bundle adjustment and LiDAR point cloud alignment.
• Explore, prototype, and commercialize cutting-edge algorithms for image and point cloud matching.
• Design and implement estimation modules to characterize sensor installation and interior geometry parameters.
• Modernize and redesign existing software modules to seamlessly integrate with cloud-based workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional product teams to define technical requirements and solve complex positioning challenges.

Benefits

• Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety, and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are transforming a broad range of industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation and logistics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior