Senior Perception Software Engineer - Maritime Autonomy

Shield Capital; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

401k Matching

Health Insurance

Gold HMO Plan

Free Lunches

Employee Activity Fund

Pet-friendly Office

Unlimited/Flex PTO

Job summary

Shield Capital is seeking a senior software engineer to design and implement perception algorithms for detection, tracking, and state estimation to enable autonomous maritime navigation. You will lead sensor selection and optimize code for real-time execution on embedded platforms while mentoring other engineers.

The role requires 7+ years in software engineering with 4+ years in perception on fielded systems; expert Python and 3D geometry knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires 7+ years of software engineering experience with at least 4 years focused on perception problems in fielded systems.
• Must be an expert in Python and classical perception algorithms with a strong grounding in 3D geometry.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement perception algorithms for detection, tracking, and state estimation to enable autonomous maritime navigation.
• Lead sensor selection and optimize code for real-time execution on embedded platforms while mentoring other engineers.

Skills

Perception Algorithms

Sensor Fusion

Computer Vision

Python

NumPy

SciPy

OpenCV

3D Geometry

Kalman Filters

Particle Filters

Embedded Systems

ML Model Integration

Radar

Camera

LiDAR

Software Architecture

Job description

Shield Capital is seeking a senior software engineer to design and implement perception algorithms for detection, tracking, and state estimation to enable autonomous maritime navigation. You will lead sensor selection and optimize code for real-time execution on embedded platforms while mentoring other engineers.

The role requires 7+ years in software engineering with 4+ years in perception on fielded systems; expert Python and 3D geometry knowledge are essential.