Autonomous Drone CV/ML Engineer — Associate

Allen Control Systems; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Allen Control Systems in Mountain View, CA is hiring for an Associate CV/ML Engineer to develop real-time computer vision and machine learning for autonomous anti-drone systems. You will implement CV/ML pipelines optimized for embedded hardware and collaborate with electronics engineers to integrate software with turret hardware.

Ideal candidates have a BS in CS/EE, 0–3+ years in ML/CV for robotics, and strong Python/C++ skills with TensorFlow or PyTorch experience.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and deploying ML/CV systems for robotics or autonomous platforms.
• Ability to design algorithms for real-time, resource-constrained environments.
• Strong fundamentals in machine learning, computer vision, and software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize computer vision algorithms for autonomous turret systems focusing on real-time detection, tracking, and classification of drones.
• Design and implement ML models suitable for embedded hardware with constrained resources.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers to integrate CV/ML into turret hardware and software stack.
• Test and validate CV/ML algorithms across diverse environments to ensure robustness.
• Contribute to hardening prototypes into military-grade systems and variants for different engagements.

Skills

Python

C++

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Embedded systems

Sensor fusion

Real-time systems

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Allen Control Systems in Mountain View, CA is hiring for an Associate CV/ML Engineer to develop real-time computer vision and machine learning for autonomous anti-drone systems. You will implement CV/ML pipelines optimized for embedded hardware and collaborate with electronics engineers to integrate software with turret hardware.

Ideal candidates have a BS in CS/EE, 0–3+ years in ML/CV for robotics, and strong Python/C++ skills with TensorFlow or PyTorch experience.