Senior Computer Vision Engineer, C-UAS

Sphere Defense; Brussel Hoofdstad; Sur place; EUR 110 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Stock Options Plan

Year-end bonus eligibility

Mobility Budget

32 days of holidays

Meal vouchers

Private Health insurance

Résumé du poste

Sphere Defense is seeking a Senior Computer Vision Engineer to join our Brussels team. You will design autonomous countermeasures to protect allied nations, and own state-of-the-art perception pipelines for real-time detection, identification and tracking of aerial targets.

You will collaborate with Embedded Software, Control, Hardware and Test teams, port ML models to different platforms, optimize for constrained NPUs, and mentor junior engineers while delivering production-grade code.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Vision, Robotics, or equivalent.
• At least 8 years of experience in a relevant role.
• Proficiency with C++ and Python.
• Production-grade perception pipelines experience.
• Experience porting ML models and working with constrained NPUs.
• Fluent in English; French or Dutch a plus.

Responsabilités

• Design and develop autonomous countermeasures for aerial threats.
• Own perception pipelines for target detection, tracking and identification.
• Work with hardware and software teams on system architecture and calibration.
• Port ML models to different platforms (e.g., ONNX) and optimize for speed.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to design and documentation.

Connaissances

C++ production

Python

perception pipelines

ML model porting

real-time video

English communication

team mentorship

Formation

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Vision

Outils

ONNX

ROS2

VIO/SLAM

Description du poste

Who we are

Sphere Defense is a fully funded technology startup with the mission of providing allied countries with sovereign, effective and seamless autonomous countermeasures to neutralize todays’ and tomorrow’s aerial threats.

Sphere Defense was founded by industry veterans with previous successful exits, and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, in the heart of Europe.

About you

You are an experienced and highly-motivated Senior Computer Vision Engineer that has worked with mission-critical autonomous systems, ideally flying robots and precision-guided munitions.

What you’ll do

• Be one of the first members of a high-performing team, designing and developing autonomous countermeasures to protect allied countries from aerial threats
• Own, design, develop, document and test state of the art perception pipelines for situational awareness and detection, identification and tracking of targets
• Use both classical CV methods and ML-based techniques to process real-time video streams (thermal and visible light)
• Collaborate with Embedded Software, Control, Hardware and Test teams for system architecture definition, sensor selection, calibration and characterization
• Be hands-on, working close to the hardware when needed during development and tests
• Draft and review documentation and design documents
• Be a team player and a mentor, being available to support and grow the team when needed

Location: Onsite in Brussels, Belgium

Reports to: Chief Technology Officer

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Vision, Robotics, or equivalent
• At least 8 years of experience in a relevant, industry or academic position
• Proficiency with one production language (C++) and one prototyping language (Python)
• Demonstrated ability to produce production-grade, highly optimized target code
• Experience in porting ML models to different platforms (e.g. ONNX), in quantization and adaptation to integer arithmetic and constrained NPUs
• Demonstrated ownership of complex, production-grade perception pipelines in commercial systems
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills in written and spoken English; French or Dutch is a plus
• You are a self-starter, able to work in a high-ambiguity environment and willing to take up new challenges

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with VIO/SLAM
• Understanding of control systems
• Experience with ROS2 and distributed systems
• Experience with drones (fixed wing, VTOL) or homing missiles
• Experience with IR/thermal imaging
• Previous experience in the defense industry

What we offer

• Attractive compensation
• Year-end bonus eligibility
• Stock Options Plan
• Mobility Budget
• 32 days of holidays
• Meal vouchers
• Private Health insurance

Sphere Defense offers attractive compensation, stock options, and a unique opportunity to change the global defense landscape.

This role is only open to candidates with right to work in Belgium. We cannot provide visa sponsorship at this time.