Senior Maritime Autonomy Perception Architect

Energy Jobline ZR; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

HII Unmanned Systems, part of the Mission Technologies division, seeks a Senior Perception Architect to design and implement perception and autonomy solutions across maritime platforms. You will architect AI/ML pipelines, sensor fusion, and real-time tracking while coordinating with customers to translate use cases into robust capabilities.

The role requires extensive experience with autonomous platforms, multiple sensor modalities, and ML deployment.

Qualifications

• 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
• MS or PhD in Computer Engineering, Robotic Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent OR 5+ years of relevant experience
• Prior experience with software development
• Prior experience with autonomous platforms
• Understanding of multiple sensor modalities and underlying physics (e.g., EO, IR, lidar, radar, sonar, acoustics, etc.)
• Understanding of detection, classification, and identification phenomenomonology
• Experience training and deploying ML algorithms (python, pytorch, tensorflow)
• Experience with estimation, tracking, and fusion algorithms

Responsibilities

• Architect and adapt cutting-edge AI/ML algorithms running on the Odyssey perception autonomy stack
• Architect real-time tracking and sensor fusion systems
• Create interfacing software to autonomously control sensors
• Interact with the customers to understand their use cases and requirements
• Drive execution of simulation tooling to exercise perception pipelines
• Build and optimize AI/ML pipelines on edge hardware
• Participate in field testing and rapid hardware iteration

Skills

Education

MS/PhD in Computer Engineering, Robotic Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent OR 5+ years of relevant experience

Bachelor's degree or higher with relevant experience

Job description

HII Unmanned Systems, part of the Mission Technologies division, seeks a Senior Perception Architect to design and implement perception and autonomy solutions across maritime platforms. You will architect AI/ML pipelines, sensor fusion, and real-time tracking while coordinating with customers to translate use cases into robust capabilities.

The role requires extensive experience with autonomous platforms, multiple sensor modalities, and ML deployment.