Perception Software Engineer II/III — Space Autonomy & Vision

Inflection Managing Partner, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity incentives

Flexible PTO

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan with company 1:

Job summary

Lodestar is seeking a Software Engineer II/III - Perception to join the perception and machine vision teams in Los Angeles. You will develop and refine real-time perception models for autonomous space systems, combining computer vision, image processing, and ML to enable reliable decision-making in challenging orbital environments.

You’ll work with senior engineers, own meaningful components early, and contribute to a culture of extreme ownership.

Qualifications

• Solid software engineering skills in Python and working proficiency in C++.
• Foundational DNN/ML knowledge with OpenCV or similar libraries.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in AI/ML, CS, Robotics or related field.
• 2-5 years of professional experience in ML, robotics or computer vision.
• Proven ability to take an ML model from training to evaluation in coursework, research, or industry.
• Broad understanding of modern perception systems and their architecture.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the perception system at the core of Lodestar's autonomy software suite.
• Manage the full lifecycle of perception algorithms—from literature review to deployment.
• Optimize models for edge computing and integrate into mission pipelines.
• Help predict relative pose of dynamic space targets in harsh visual environments.
• Collaborate across autonomy, estimation, and mission software teams to improve fidelity and scalability.
• Maintain and extend perception tooling, training infrastructure, and evaluation frameworks.

Skills

Python

C++

Computer Vision

Machine Learning

Real-time systems

Edge computing

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in AI/ML/CS/Robotics

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux

Git

CUDA

TensorRT

Job description

Lodestar is seeking a Software Engineer II/III - Perception to join the perception and machine vision teams in Los Angeles. You will develop and refine real-time perception models for autonomous space systems, combining computer vision, image processing, and ML to enable reliable decision-making in challenging orbital environments.

You’ll work with senior engineers, own meaningful components early, and contribute to a culture of extreme ownership.