Senior State Estimation Engineer - GPS-Denied Radar & SLAM

Echodyne Corp; Kirkland (WA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU program

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Echodyne is seeking a Principal State Estimation Engineer to lead radar position, velocity, orientation estimation in GPS-denied environments. You’ll design and deploy on-radar state estimation, integrating radar/IMU data with maps and sensors.

You’ll steer algorithm development from prototyping to production and mentor teams, delivering robust, real-time solutions for Echodyne’s expanding radar fleet.

Qualifications

• Experience in state-estimation, localization, navigation, perception, or ML for robotics or autonomous platforms from prototype through production.
• Strong background in SLAM, Kalman filtering, Bayesian estimation, and factor graphs.
• Proficiency with radar/IMU data and real-world spatial sensor data.
• Solid knowledge of linear algebra, probability, statistics, and optimization.
• Strong software skills in C++ and Python or MATLAB.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of radar pose-estimation methods in GPS-denied environments.
• Architect and implement state-estimation systems embedded in real-time radar platforms.
• Provide technical leadership on state-estimation and sensor-fusion topics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate algorithms into products.
• Analyze field data to improve robustness and performance.

Skills

State estimation

Localization

Navigation

Machine learning

C++

Python or MATLAB

Communication

Education

MS with 7+ years

PhD with 5+ years

Tools

GTSAM

Ceres

Job description

Echodyne is seeking a Principal State Estimation Engineer to lead radar position, velocity, orientation estimation in GPS-denied environments. You’ll design and deploy on-radar state estimation, integrating radar/IMU data with maps and sensors.

You’ll steer algorithm development from prototyping to production and mentor teams, delivering robust, real-time solutions for Echodyne’s expanding radar fleet.