Real-Time Computer Vision Engineer for Defense Lasers

IPG Defense; Huntsville (AL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Holidays

Job summary

IPG Defense, a defense-focused unit of IPG Photonics, is seeking a mid‑level Software Engineer to develop real‑time image‑processing and tracking algorithms for beam control, target acquisition, and stabilization in laser platforms.

Join a small, expert Huntsville team and work across optics, sensors, and software to ensure precision in dynamic field conditions. The role targets mid‑level engineers with room for growth, and requires strong C++/Python and GPU acceleration experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 3–7 years of experience in real‑time computer vision or image processing (junior and senior candidates considered at the appropriate level).
• Proficiency in C++ and Python, with OpenCV on Linux.
• Experience with real‑time, low‑latency video processing pipelines, including color correction and optical‑flow techniques.
• Experience with GPU acceleration (CUDA) for latency‑sensitive applications.
• Familiarity with optical systems and sensor calibration.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for cross‑disciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement computer‑vision algorithms for object detection, optical flow, and target tracking.
• Develop tracking and state‑estimation pipelines (e.g., Kalman filtering) for maneuvering targets in cluttered scenes.
• Integrate vision pipelines with gimbals, sensors, and beam‑steering hardware.
• Optimize GPU‑accelerated code on embedded platforms such as NVIDIA Jetson, including CUDA and TensorRT deployment.
• Process EO/IR imagery to support laser targeting and feedback control, including camera calibration and sensor characterization.
• Build data, simulation, and playback tooling to evaluate algorithm performance against recorded and synthetic scenarios.
• Support modeling, field testing, and algorithm performance validation.

Skills

C++

Python

OpenCV

CUDA

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE

Tools

NVIDIA Jetson

TensorRT

PyTorch

Job description

IPG Defense, a defense-focused unit of IPG Photonics, is seeking a mid‑level Software Engineer to develop real‑time image‑processing and tracking algorithms for beam control, target acquisition, and stabilization in laser platforms.

Join a small, expert Huntsville team and work across optics, sensors, and software to ensure precision in dynamic field conditions. The role targets mid‑level engineers with room for growth, and requires strong C++/Python and GPU acceleration experience.