Senior Embedded Imaging Engineer: CUDA, Jetson, PCIe

Urban-Sky; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Medical, Vision and Dental

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Urban Sky seeks a Senior Embedded Imaging Software Engineer to own firmware, imaging pipeline, and data movement behind EO/IR payloads—from sensor to C2 link on the ground. You will craft the firmware driving cameras and edge compute, lead the CUDA image processing pipeline, and design high-rate data paths that connect payloads to customers.

Expect field events and customer engagements driving practical results.

Qualifications

• 5+ years developing embedded firmware in C/C++ for embedded Linux or RTOS systems.
• Experience with CUDA or GPU-accelerated image processing.
• Experience with optical calibration and characterization – distortion modeling, vignetting correction, and MTF/sharpness measurement.
• Hands-on experience shipping on NVIDIA Jetson or comparable embedded Linux/SoC platforms.
• Deep experience moving high-rate data over PCIe (driver, DMA, endpoint/root-complex)

Responsibilities

• Own embedded firmware for EO and IR payloads: sensor bring-up and edge compute on NVIDIA Jetson platforms.
• Integrate cameras and sensors over PCIe, MIPI/CSI, and USB; develop board-support packages for carrier boards and SOMs.
• Own the L0 image processing pipeline running in CUDA at the edge: debayering, white balance, gamma, and lens correction.
• Develop multi-frame super-resolution and related computational imaging capabilities.
• Implement imagery metadata (KLV/MISB) so every frame carries accurate pointing, position, and time.
• Architect high-throughput data paths across the vehicle and routing infrastructure for imagery and C2 links.
• Optimize for latency, throughput, and determinism; balance CUDA resources with onboard ML workloads.
• Integrate payload firmware with gimbal and motion-control stack; consume pointing commands.
• Develop and maintain optical calibrations including distortion modeling and radiometric calibration.
• Implement motion/temporal compensation for moving platforms.

Skills

Embedded firmware

CUDA processing

GPU-accelerated processing

NVIDIA Jetson

Camera systems

PCIe / MIPI CSI

Edge compute

Image processing

Tools

CUDA toolkit

Linux

Board support packages

Job description

Urban Sky seeks a Senior Embedded Imaging Software Engineer to own firmware, imaging pipeline, and data movement behind EO/IR payloads—from sensor to C2 link on the ground. You will craft the firmware driving cameras and edge compute, lead the CUDA image processing pipeline, and design high-rate data paths that connect payloads to customers.

Expect field events and customer engagements driving practical results.