Perception Engineer (LiDAR & Radar)

Evolved Aerospace; City of Elmira (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolved Aerospace in New York state seeks a Perception Engineer (LiDAR & Radar) to architect and deploy AI systems spanning onboard and offboard components with emphasis on performance, reliability, and real-world deployment.

You will process LiDAR, EO, radar, and IMU data in real time, develop obstacle and terrain extraction, and build perception-to-autonomy interfaces while collaborating with embedded and CUDA engineers.

Qualifications

• Experience building perception for autonomous systems.
• Strong capability with real-time data pipelines and sensor fusion.
• Ability to design robust perception-to-autonomy interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Process LiDAR, EO, radar, and IMU data in real time.
• Develop obstacle, terrain, and structure extraction.
• Build perception-to-autonomy interfaces.
• Optimise pipelines for latency and robustness.
• Collaborate with embedded and CUDA engineers.

Skills

LiDAR processing

Radar processing

Real-time C++

Sensor calibration

Tools

PCL/Open3D

ROS2

Eigen

CUDA (optional)

Job description

Evolved Aerospace develops mission-critical aerospace systems designed for real operational use.

We combine autonomy, software, sensing, and systems integration to deliver capability that performs in contested and constrained environments - not just in test settings.

Our work is guided by a simple principle: platforms are means, not the objective. Mission outcomes define success.

Perception Engineer (LiDar & Radar)

You’ll architect and deploy AI systems spanning onboard and offboard components, focusing on performance, reliability, and real-world deployment.

Responsibilities

• Process LiDAR, EO, radar, and IMU data in real time
• Develop obstacle, terrain, and structure extraction
• Build perception-to-autonomy interfaces
• Optimise pipelines for latency and robustness
• Collaborate with embedded and CUDA engineers

Core Skills

• LiDAR point-cloud processing
• Radar signal processing
• Sensor calibration and coordinate transforms
• Real-time C++ pipelines

Tools & Tech

• PCL / Open3D
• ROS2
• Eigen
• CUDA (optional)

If you’re driven by real-world impact, we’d like to hear from you.

Evolved Aerospace is an equal opportunity employer.