Senior EO/IR Image Processing Engineer

Rocket Lab Corporation; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Company stock

Stock purchase program

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Rocket Lab Chantilly seeks a Senior Algorithm Engineer II to develop computer vision and EO/IR processing, building deep learning models in a fast-paced space environment.

You will collaborate across AI/ML teams, train networks, validate results on real data, and help deploy solutions into mission-critical systems, with equity and a comprehensive benefits package.

US citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance are required; base salary and equity are part of total compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience in physics, optical sciences, computer science, mathematics, mechanical or electrical engineering, or related field with demonstrated image processing/EO/IR experience.
• Strong foundation in ML math, model selection, training, validation, testing, and deployment.
• Experience building deep learning CNNs for computer vision, image processing, or tracking.
• Proficiency in Python and ML libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras).
• Software engineering fundamentals: version control, testing, CI/CD, containerization.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop computer vision algorithms and deep neural networks for image and video processing chains.
• Collaborate with researchers/engineers on AI, ML, and computer vision.
• Train, validate, and deploy ML models for EO/IR optical systems.
• Prototype rapidly and integrate into operational systems.
• Troubleshoot, fix bugs, and maintain systems.
• Stay current with ML research and evaluate new tools/frameworks.

Skills

Python

Deep learning

Computer vision

Image processing

ML fundamentals

Linear algebra

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Master's degree in related field

PhD in related field

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

OpenCV

CUDA

Git

Job description

Rocket Lab Chantilly seeks a Senior Algorithm Engineer II to develop computer vision and EO/IR processing, building deep learning models in a fast-paced space environment.

You will collaborate across AI/ML teams, train networks, validate results on real data, and help deploy solutions into mission-critical systems, with equity and a comprehensive benefits package.

US citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance are required; base salary and equity are part of total compensation.