AI-Driven Optical Modeling & Simulation Engineer

Furientis; Emeryville (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Furientis is seeking a dedicated engineer for their synthetic-data pipeline, integrating machine learning with traditional defense modeling. Located on-site in California, this role combines ML engineering with performance modeling to enhance missile seeker systems.

With responsibilities ranging from data management to simulation pipeline setup, candidates should have a strong background in optical engineering or related fields. A unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in the defense sector awaits.

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 years of relevant experience in ML or signal-processing algorithms.
• Experience with synthetic image datasets for training algorithms.
• Understanding of MWIR/LWIR phenomenology.

Responsibilities

• Produce, validate, and manage synthetic image datasets.
• Build end-to-end seeker performance models.
• Stand up the team's simulation pipeline.

Skills

Optical Engineering

Physics

Modern Python

CUDA programming

Machine Learning

Education

B.S. in Optical Engineering, Physics, EE, CS, or related

M.S. or Ph.D. preferred

Tools

MODTRAN

MUSES

DIRSIG

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

Furientis is seeking a dedicated engineer for their synthetic-data pipeline, integrating machine learning with traditional defense modeling. Located on-site in California, this role combines ML engineering with performance modeling to enhance missile seeker systems.

With responsibilities ranging from data management to simulation pipeline setup, candidates should have a strong background in optical engineering or related fields. A unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in the defense sector awaits.