Overview
A fast-growing, early-stage defense technology organization is seeking an AI / Perception Lead Engineer to own and deliver the perception layer of an advanced autonomy stack.
This is a high-impact, hands-on role focused on building real-time computer vision and sensor fusion systems that operate reliably on constrained edge hardware in dynamic environments. This is not a research-only position — the role spans concept → prototype → field deployment.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy real-time object detection, classification, and tracking systems.
- Optimize machine learning models for edge deployment (Jetson, ARM, accelerators).
- Build multi-sensor perception pipelines (camera, LiDAR, etc.).
- Improve system robustness under real-world conditions (lighting, motion blur, occlusion).
- Integrate perception outputs into downstream autonomy systems.
Required Qualifications
- Strong experience with modern computer vision models (YOLO, transformers, tracking systems).
- Experience training, fine-tuning, and deploying models.
- Experience with edge inference optimization (TensorRT, ONNX, etc.).
- Strong programming skills in Python and C++ (or Rust).
- Experience working with real-time video pipelines.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with hardware accelerators (e.g., Hailo or similar).
- Experience with multi-object tracking (ByteTrack, DeepSORT).
- Experience with dataset pipelines (e.g., Roboflow or similar).
- Experience deploying models on embedded systems.
Additional Requirements
- Must meet ITAR requirements (U.S. Citizen, Green Card holder, or eligible status).
- Onsite work required in NYC.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $300,000.00 - $650,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
