Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Canopy Limited; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

Dental and vision plans

Retirement plan with company match

Generous paid time off

Family leave (maternity/paternity)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Canopy is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer within the AI Squad in Detroit. You will shape the AI roadmap, mentor engineers, and influence system architecture for real-world security applications.

Responsibilities include end-to-end ML development, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and advancing ML/AI sensing technologies. Hybrid work with leadership exposure and a strong focus on production-grade systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of ML development for perception systems (RADAR, camera or LiDAR).
• Production-grade ML applications for training, evaluation, and inference.
• Experience porting ML inference to edge devices/embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy ML models for security applications.
• Lead full ML lifecycle: problem definition, data pipelines, training, validation, deployment, monitoring.
• Refine ML system architecture, CI/CD for ML, and reproducible research practices.
• Collaborate with product managers, data engineers, and MLOps teams for integration.
• Perform advanced exploratory data analysis on large-scale sensor data.
• Stay updated with ML and signal processing innovations and apply to Canopy stack.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in hiring and technical reviews.

Skills

Python programming

PyTorch

TensorFlow

C/C++

Sensor fusion

Linux/Unix

Edge ML deployment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or Engineering

Tools

ONNX

Docker

MATLAB

AWS

GCP

Job description

As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer within the AI Squad at Canopy and reporting to the Director of AI Engineering, you’ll contribute to the development of cutting-edge AI solutions to combat vehicle and content theft. In this senior role, you’ll play a pivotal part in shaping our AI roadmap, mentoring junior engineers, and influencing system architecture decisions. This is a high-impact role with visibility across engineering and product leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the design, development, and deployment of robust machine learning models for production use in real-world security applications.
• Develop within the full machine learning lifecycle; from problem definition to data pipeline design, model development, validation, deployment, and monitoring.
• Establish and refine best practices in our ML system architecture, CI/CD pipelines for ML, and reproducible research methodologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including product managers, data engineers, and MLOps teams to ensure seamless model integration and delivery.
• Perform advanced exploratory data analysis on large-scale sensory datasets (image, audio, radar, accelerometer) to derive insights and guide modeling strategies.
• Stay ahead of industry advancements in machine learning, AI sensing, and signal processing, incorporating the latest innovations into Canopy’s technology stack.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers and contribute to the hiring process and technical reviews.

• 5+ years of professional experience developing and implementing ML for perception systems with expertise in at least one of either RADAR, camera, or LiDAR.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Expertise in Python with extensive experience in at least one deep learning framework (PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Proven ability to develop production-grade ML applications for training, evaluation and inference on large-scale datasets.
• Experience creating C/C++ applications utilizing modern language features and build systems, preferably for porting ML inference applications from Python to edge devices/embedded systems.
• White-box understanding of classical ML algorithms (SVMs, HMMs, Decision Trees) and modern neural network models and architectures (CNNs, transformers) with significant experience applying them for perception systems.
• Experience implementing and applying dynamic object tracking, with experience using sensor fusion as a preference.
• Proficiency in Unix-based environments (Linux, macOS) including working with remote servers and services, virtual computers and clusters.
• Proficiency in signal processing techniques such as time/frequency-domain processing (e.g. Fourier Transform), filtering and noise reduction.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in deploying models to edge hardware, including experience with PyTorch and ONNX and model compression techniques, e.g. quantisation and pruning.
• Experience using cloud computing platforms, e.g., AWS or GCP.
• Experience with MATLAB for algorithm prototyping and research.
• Experience with Docker or containerisation.
• Reside within the Detroit area or nearby, with the ability to work in a hybrid environment and regularly commute to our Detroit office as needed.

• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee discount programs.
• Retirement plan with a generous company match.
• Generous Paid Time Off, Sick, and Holidays
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short- and long-term disability
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance

Compensation Range
Compensation may vary depending on skills and experience.
Base Salary:$126,000 - $180,000

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: At Canopy, we're on a mission to end theft from vehicles and revolutionize vehicle security by building cutting-edge technology. We will achieve this by prioritizing individuals and staying attuned to the evolving needs of our people, users, and industry trends. We foster a workplace culture that embraces diversity and authenticity, enabling us to flourish as a team of exceptional individuals working towards a common purpose. We gain a deeper understanding of our users' experiences by continuously improving our skills and expanding our knowledge. A more diverse, equitable, and inclusive Canopy leads to greater innovation and success.

Equal Opportunity: Canopy does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.