Perception Engineer, Autonomy (Air Domain)

The role

You will build the perception layer of an autonomy stack for uncrewed air vehicles. This involves designing real-time C++ algorithms, creating sensor interfacing software, and deploying solutions to embedded Linux devices.

What you will do

• Develop, integrate, and adapt AI/ML algorithms on the perception autonomy stack
• Create interfacing software to autonomously control sensors
• Collaborate across sensor, tracking, and autonomy teams for DoD testing and demonstration events
• Deploy containerized solutions to embedded Linux devices
• Perform computer-in-the-loop testing and profiling
• Interact with the DoD customer to understand use cases and triage needs during field events

Required qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical, Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field
• 3+ years building perception or estimation software for autonomous systems
• Strong modern C++ (17/20) for real-time, performance-critical code on Linux
• Comfortable with linear algebra libraries (e.g. Eigen) and profiling
• Solid grounding in state estimation: Kalman filter variants (EKF/UKF), multiple-model filters (IMM), and covariance and uncertainty handling
• Experience with multi-target tracking and sensor fusion
• Working knowledge of machine learning for prediction, including sequence models (RNN/LSTM, transformers), training pipelines, and evaluating models on held-out data
• Python for data pipelines, analysis and visualization
• Experience validating algorithms in simulation and with recorded data

Nice to have

• Experience with online, real-time learning
• Background in adaptive control or learning-based estimation
• Experience learning from intermittent, delayed or sparse feedback
• Behavior and intent prediction for other agents
• Deploying small neural networks in C++ without heavy ML frameworks

Benefits

• Base salary
• Equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units
• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage
• 401k retirement benefits with employer match
• Learning and wellness stipends
• Paid time off

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must hold or be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

About the company

Applied Intuition, Inc. is a Silicon Valley company creating digital infrastructure for physical AI. It services automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries.