Perception Engineer — Spacecraft Autonomy & Equity

True Anomaly, Inc.; Laguna Beach (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible time off

Lunch and snacks

Equity participation

Parental leave

Fitness reimbursement

Job summary

True Anomaly, Inc. is hiring for perception engineering to architect and deploy autonomous spacecraft perception systems. You will design algorithms for real-time satellite tracking, 3D geometry reconstruction, and threat detection using space-qualified processors with tight power budgets.

You will own end-to-end perception stack development, from algorithm design through hardware-in-the-loop validation to on-orbit operation, in a critical, space-domain security environment in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, robotics, or a similar discipline.
• Experienced with C/C++ and Python.
• 2+ years of experience with implementing perception and tracking algorithms deployed in real world systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and solve complex problems with first principles approaches.
• Passion for spaceflight and advancing capabilities related to space domain awareness and space security.
• U.S. Citizen and eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Drive the architecture for the image processing, object tracking, and pose estimation pipelines for the next generation of Jackal spacecraft
• Design and implement robust perception, object detection, and tracking algorithms in C++
• Perform statistical analysis to support algorithm characterization and verification
• Test and verify your algorithms via software and hardware in the loop simulation
• Work with the software team to integrate your algorithms into flight software

Skills

C/C++

Python

Perception algorithms

Object tracking

SLAM

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's or PhD

Tools

RTOS

Hardware-in-the-loop

Job description

True Anomaly, Inc. is hiring for perception engineering to architect and deploy autonomous spacecraft perception systems. You will design algorithms for real-time satellite tracking, 3D geometry reconstruction, and threat detection using space-qualified processors with tight power budgets.

You will own end-to-end perception stack development, from algorithm design through hardware-in-the-loop validation to on-orbit operation, in a critical, space-domain security environment in the United States.