Senior CV/ML Engineer — Real-Time Drone Detection

Allen Control Systems; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

ACS Equity Package

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Allen Control Systems is seeking a Senior Computer Vision & Machine Learning Engineer to develop and optimize CV/ML systems for an autonomous anti-drone turret. You will work closely with hardware engineers to integrate vision components into the turret and help harden the prototype into a military-grade system.

The role requires strong expertise in real-time CV/ML, with a proven track record in robotics, and experience with Python/C++ and ML frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in machine-learning-based computer vision, preferably in robotics.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with ML/vision focus.
• Senior-level experience developing and deploying computer vision systems, ideally in real-time or safety-critical applications.
• Proficiency in Python and C++, with experience in ML frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Experience with embedded systems and integrating CV algorithms into hardware.
• Familiar with sensors (cameras, LIDAR, RADAR) and integration into autonomous systems.
• Enjoy collaborating with other engineers to solve complex technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize computer vision algorithms for real-time drone detection, tracking, and classification.
• Design and implement machine learning models for constrained environments with high accuracy.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers to integrate CV systems into turret hardware.
• Test and validate CV algorithms across diverse scenarios for robustness.
• Assist in hardening the prototype turret into a military-grade system and variants for different weapon systems.

Skills

Machine learning

Computer vision

Robotics

Python

C++

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Allen Control Systems is seeking a Senior Computer Vision & Machine Learning Engineer to develop and optimize CV/ML systems for an autonomous anti-drone turret. You will work closely with hardware engineers to integrate vision components into the turret and help harden the prototype into a military-grade system.

The role requires strong expertise in real-time CV/ML, with a proven track record in robotics, and experience with Python/C++ and ML frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch.