Perception and Autonomy Engineer

Saronic; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Deepstreamtech in Austin, Texas is looking for a Perception Engineer to play a pivotal role in designing and implementing perception systems for autonomous vessels. The job involves developing algorithms that enable boats to sense and navigate, along with creating metrics for performance analysis. This position is open at multiple levels including entry, senior, and staff. Essential qualifications include strong programming skills, experience in maritime or autonomous vehicle projects, and familiarity with deep learning frameworks.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to work on large systems.
• Understanding of operating systems and computer architecture.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new information.
• Experience training and deploying multi-modal models.
• Experience developing and optimizing deployed ML systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop perception systems for autonomous surface vessels.
• Create algorithms for boats to sense and navigate.
• Quantitatively analyze improvements in boat performance.
• Work with large data systems for model training and evaluation.

Skills

Strong programming fundamentals

Extensive programming experience

Familiarity with deep learning frameworks

Proficiency in Rust

Experience with maritime or autonomous vehicle projects

Experience with signals processing

Experience with path planning algorithms

Experience with low latency inference pipelines

Job description

Requirements

• Strong programming fundamentals
• Extensive programming experience and demonstrated ability to work on large systems
• Computing Fundamentals
• A general understanding of operating systems and or similar large scale systems
• An understanding of basic computer architecture
• A demonstrated willingness to learn and pivot based on new information
• Familiarity with deep learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch)
• Understanding of various filters and their applications
• Proficiency in Rust
• Experience with maritime or autonomous vehicle projects
• Experience with signals processing or sensor fusion
• Experience with low latency inference and tracking pipelines
• Experience with path planning algorithms
• Experience training and deploying multi modal models
• Experience with various sensors including radar, cameras, and lidar
• Experience developing and optimizing deployed ML systems
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Occasional standing and walking within the office
• Manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other office equipment
• Visual acuity to read screens, documents, and reports
• Occasional reaching, bending, or stooping to access file drawers, cabinets, or office supplies
• Lifting and carrying items up to 20 pounds occasionally (e.g., office supplies, packages)
• This role requires access to export-controlled information or items that require "U.S. Person" status. As defined by U.S. law, individuals who are any one of the following are considered to be a "U.S. Person": (1) U.S. citizens, (2) legal permanent residents (a.k.a. green card holders), and (3) certain protected classes of asylees and refugees, as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)

What the job involves

• We are seeking a Perception Engineer to play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and implementing perception systems for our autonomous surface vessels
• Our team is laser focused on making boats go and perform tasks with no human involvement. This job is available at multiple levels, including entry, senior, and staff
• Develop algorithms and models which allow boats to sense and navigate
• Develop metrics which allow quantitative analysis of improvements and regressions in boat performance
• Analyze and work with large data systems to enable model training and evaluation