Senior Staff Software Engineer, Perception

AeroVect; Town of Italy (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering technology company in New York is seeking an experienced architect for 3D object detection models. You will build and manage data pipelines, mentor junior engineers, and lead projects while utilizing your expertise in robotics and deep learning. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in deploying object detection models and strong Python skills. Join a dynamic team at the forefront of autonomous ground handling solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of focused experience in architecting and deploying 2D/3D object detection models.
• Experienced with the entire perception stack (sensing, preprocessing, detection & tracking).
• The ability to lead projects autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Architect 3D object detection models with multi-modal approaches.
• Build and maintain data collection and evaluation pipeline.
• Train and monitor object detection models in production.

Skills

3D object detection

Python

Robotics

Education

Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Deep Learning or related field

Job description

Who We Are

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day-to-day operations. We are a Series A company backed by top‑tier venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving. Our customers include some of the world’s largest airlines and ground handling providers. For more information, visit www.aerovect.com.

You Will

• Architect 3D object detection models, including multi‑modal approaches (camera, LiDAR, Radar).
• Build and maintain data collection and evaluation (metrics) pipeline.
• Develop a proprietary multi‑modal dataset for training and evaluation.
• Train, deploy and monitor 2D/3D object detection models to production.
• Experiment with SOTA models’ performance.
• Mentor junior engineers about best practices.

You Have

• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Deep Learning, or a related field.
• 5+ years of focused experience in architecting and deploying 2D/3D object detection models.
• Experienced with the entire perception stack (sensing, preprocessing, detection & tracking).
• Python proficiency.
• The ability to lead projects autonomously.

We Prefer

• PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related discipline.
• Publications in major conferences like CVPR, ICRA, NeurIPS, IJCAI, AAAI, etc.