Senior Computer Vision & Autonomy Leader

GRVTY; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Gym allowance

Paid time off

Job summary

Charles River Analytics, now part of GRVTY, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to lead computer vision and autonomy initiatives. You will guide architecture, mentor engineers, and drive deployments across embedded and real-time platforms.

You will collaborate with scientists and engineers to convert research concepts into deployable solutions for ground, sea, air, and space domains, while advancing team capabilities and program growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field; master's preferred.
• 10+ years in computer vision, perception, or autonomy system development (or master’s with 8+ years).
• Proficiency in Python and C++ with both research prototypes and production software experience.
• Experience with ROS2 and simulation environments.
• Expertise in object detection, tracking, SLAM, visual odometry, segmentation, or related CV fields.
• Experience testing robotic/autonomous systems in lab and field.
• Strong software dev practices: testing, VCS, code review.
• Interest in technical leadership and talent development.
• Willingness to travel for customer meetings and field exercises.
• Ability to obtain US Government Security Clearance.
• Hybrid schedule with 60% in-office at Cambridge headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in design, development, and integration of CV and autonomy software.
• Lead and mentor computer vision, perception, and autonomy engineers; support hiring and development.
• Develop robust software for object detection, SLAM, visual odometry, sensor fusion, image processing.
• Optimize and deploy ML models on embedded and real-time systems (PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Oversee architecture, reviews, code quality, and best practices.
• Translate research concepts into practical solutions for ground, sea, air, space domains.
• Engage with customers in briefings, requirements, field testing, and integration.
• Contribute to proposals, technical docs, and transition plans for R&D and products.
• Support growth of internal tech capabilities to meet program and commercialization needs.

Skills

Python

C++

Computer Vision

Autonomy

Leadership

Robotics

ROS2

CUDA

ML Frameworks

Education

Bachelor's in CS/EE/Robotics

Master's preferred

Tools

ROS2

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenCV

PyTorch

TensorFlow

CUDA

Job description

Charles River Analytics, now part of GRVTY, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to lead computer vision and autonomy initiatives. You will guide architecture, mentor engineers, and drive deployments across embedded and real-time platforms.

You will collaborate with scientists and engineers to convert research concepts into deployable solutions for ground, sea, air, and space domains, while advancing team capabilities and program growth.