Perception Autonomy Engineer: AI Sensor Fusion

Applied Intuition Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is hiring a Perception Autonomy engineer to design and integrate AI/ML sensor algorithms for real‑time autonomous systems. You will fuse data from EO, IR, lidar, radar, and acoustics, and deploy containerized software on embedded Linux in collaboration with DoD customers.

The role requires strong ML, sensor fusion, and C++/Python skills, plus experience with Linux, Docker, and HIL integration. Occasional travel and security clearance are part of the role.

Qualifications

• Experience with multiple sensor modalities (EO, IR, lidar, radar, acoustics).
• Training and deploying ML algorithms (Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow) on integrated systems.
• Familiarity with tracking basics (Kalman filters) and sensor fusion.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and adapt AI/ML algorithms on the perception autonomy stack.
• Create interfacing software to autonomously control sensors (EO, IR, acoustics, radar, RF).
• Collaborate across sensor, tracking, and autonomy teams for DoD testing and demonstrations.
• Deploy containerized solutions to embedded Linux devices and collect performance data.
• Interact with DoD customers to understand use cases and triage field needs.

Skills

ML sensor algorithms

Sensor fusion

Linux

Docker

C++

Python

Kalman filtering

HIL integration

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

CMake

Python

Bash

Linux

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is hiring a Perception Autonomy engineer to design and integrate AI/ML sensor algorithms for real‑time autonomous systems. You will fuse data from EO, IR, lidar, radar, and acoustics, and deploy containerized software on embedded Linux in collaboration with DoD customers.

The role requires strong ML, sensor fusion, and C++/Python skills, plus experience with Linux, Docker, and HIL integration. Occasional travel and security clearance are part of the role.