Lead Engineer I - CVML (P00198)

NewSpace Research and Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NewSpace Research and Technologies in Bengaluru is looking for a leadership role to drive the perception organization pipeline in Robotics, CV/ML, and Software Engineering. The candidate will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team, manage technology roadmaps, and ensure cutting-edge software development for perception systems. Key qualifications include expertise in C++/Python, proven leadership experience, and a degree in Computer Science or a related field. This role offers a dynamic work environment focused on innovation and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in designing reliable software systems.
• Demonstrated leadership in guiding a multidisciplinary team.
• Comfortable working across edge devices and backend systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team for perception organization pipeline.
• Maintain hands-on technical oversight while optimizing performance.
• Manage perception technology roadmap and systems architecture.

Skills

C++/Python expertise

Technical Leadership

MLOps knowledge

Robotics Engineering methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

ROS

NVIDIA SOCs

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team to build out and scale the perception organization pipeline—comprising Robotics, CV/ML, Data, Software, Embedded, and Integration engineering disciplines—by aligning technical efforts, resolving cross‑functional challenges, and driving mission‑focused execution.
• Own hiring, mentoring, and infrastructure investments critical to team success.
• Maintain hands‑on technical oversight while optimizing performance, driving innovation, and ensuring stakeholder clarity.
• Manage the perception technology roadmap, systems architecture, and product execution, leveraging robotics, CV/ML, and high‑quality software engineering to bring state‑of‑the‑art solutions to market.
• Prototype system concepts, validate hypotheses, and contribute to product roadmaps.
• Conduct system analysis to identify bottlenecks and propose architectural or algorithmic improvements.
• Evaluate and integrate new technologies, frameworks, and accelerators based on program requirements.
• Lead the Perception Software Development Team comprising of the following responsibilities:
• Engineer high‑quality software systems and integration architecture—the core of this team—including:
• Architect end‑to‑end perception systems spanning edge platforms and GCS infrastructure to provide operators with comprehensive situational awareness.
• Integrate third‑party software and sensor systems with the perception stack.
• Validate system integration with the autonomy stack across simulated and operational environments.
• Develop sensor data acquisition and preprocessing methodologies encompassing sensor data handling, interpretation, and synchronization; sensor control including configuration, rates, and gimbal behavior; and image processing techniques.
• Develop, optimize, deploy, and maintain perception models including CV/ML architectures such as object detection, segmentation, tracking, and Vision Language Models; complementary image‑processing techniques including image matching and Structure from Motion; deployment on edge devices such as NVIDIA SOCs with performance optimization; secure development practices across the ML deployment lifecycle; and data curation and maintenance workflows – MLOps.
• Apply robotics engineering methodologies to define perception‑driven robot behaviors such as desired platform trajectories, sensor parameters, and multi‑robot target search strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Proven expertise in C++/Python and designing reliable software systems.
• Technical Leadership: Demonstrated leadership in guiding a multidisciplinary team, with hands‑on contributions in core areas and clear technical direction in others.
• Perception Systems and Software Engineering:
• Proven ability to own and evolve an end‑to‑end perception pipeline (from sensors through inference to output translation), collaborating with specialists for advanced model development, MLOps, or embedded optimization as needed.
• Comfortable working across edge devices and backend systems.
• Proficiency integrating third‑party libraries, sensor SDKs, and external frameworks.
• Ability to identify bottlenecks, propose architectural improvements, and validate solutions through simulation and testing.
• ML/CV and Systems Knowledge:
• Working knowledge of modern architectures, training pipelines, and model optimization.
• Understanding of MLOps concepts, data curation, and model lifecycle management.
• Domain Depth:
• Deep expertise in at least one of: edge deployment (NVIDIA SOCs), MLOps/ML pipelines, or robotics/UAV/autonomous vehicles perception systems.
• Ability to learn and operate competently in adjacent domains.

Desired Skills

• Familiarity with UAV systems or real‑time autonomy stacks.
• Familiarity with ROS or robotics frameworks.
• Background in secure coding or Secure SDLC processes.
• Experience in algorithms for multi‑robot coordination and behaviors.
• Vision Language Models, or advanced geometric computer vision algorithms.
• Experience with Active Learning, Domain Adaptation, or edge‑platform porting.