Maritime Autonomy Engineer: Navigation & Perception

Tocaro Blue; Forest Park (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with 4% company matching

Health/dental/vision coverage

Generous PTO

Job summary

Tocaro Blue, LLC is seeking an Associate Navigation and Autonomy Engineer in Birmingham, AL, to help architect perception, tracking, and navigation systems for autonomous marine operations. You will work with a small team to develop multi-target tracking, sensor fusion, and localization in GPS-denied environments, plus path-planning.

You'll collaborate on radar and EO/IR sensor integration, test fixtures, and simulations, with opportunities to influence the autonomy roadmap for marine vehicles

Qualifications

• MS degree required in EE, ME, robotics or related field.
• 2+ years hands-on experience in estimation, localization, and sensor fusion.
• Proven track record in localization and target tracking.
• C++ development with Python and/or MATLAB prototyping.

Responsibilities

• Design multi-object tracking evaluation tools and automatic tuning procedures.
• Contribute to real-time multi-sensor fusion tracking algorithms.
• Create vessel motion models to enhance object tracking.
• Design experiments to characterize radar and camera sensors.
• Build test fixtures and calibration scripts for sensor behavior.
• Assist with marine perception, tracking, and autonomy simulations.

Skills

State estimation

Localization

Sensor fusion

C++ development

Python prototyping

Education

MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

ROS

Job description

Tocaro Blue, LLC is seeking an Associate Navigation and Autonomy Engineer in Birmingham, AL, to help architect perception, tracking, and navigation systems for autonomous marine operations. You will work with a small team to develop multi-target tracking, sensor fusion, and localization in GPS-denied environments, plus path-planning.

You'll collaborate on radar and EO/IR sensor integration, test fixtures, and simulations, with opportunities to influence the autonomy roadmap for marine vehicles