Lead Perception Algorithms & Real-Time Sensor Fusion

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) invites applications for a Perception Algorithms Lead within the AMS team in San Diego.

You will lead the development of sensing, detection, tracking, and classification algorithms across RF, EO/IR, and other sensors in real-time, resource-constrained environments. You will transform data from internal and external sensors into a coherent, fused understanding for downstream mission systems, leveraging probabilistic methods, estimation theory,

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelors, masters or PhD in engineering or related discipline and progressive experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of perception algorithms for detection, tracking, and classification using RF, EO/IR, and other sensor modalities
• Design and implement multi-sensor fusion pipelines for robust state estimation and object tracking
• Develop and train models for feature extraction and classification directly from sensor data
• Apply probabilistic methods, statistical inference, and data-driven modeling techniques to real-world datasets
• Implement and optimize algorithms using modern computational frameworks and hardware acceleration
• Deploy algorithms in real-time and embedded environments with strict latency and compute constraints
• Define perception outputs for downstream system consumers
• Validate performance using real-world data, simulation, and test events
• Mentor engineers and establish best practices across perception algorithm development

Skills

Probabilistic methods

Python/C++

Numerical libraries

DL frameworks

Sensor data experience

Multi-target tracking

GPU acceleration

Data pipelines

Model deployment

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Python

C++

NumPy

SciPy

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) invites applications for a Perception Algorithms Lead within the AMS team in San Diego.

You will lead the development of sensing, detection, tracking, and classification algorithms across RF, EO/IR, and other sensors in real-time, resource-constrained environments. You will transform data from internal and external sensors into a coherent, fused understanding for downstream mission systems, leveraging probabilistic methods, estimation theory,