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Perception Engineer

1 month, 1 week ago
United States
Full-time
Senior
Robotics Engineer
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
C++ Computer Vision Deep Learning Git Linux Machine Learning OpenCV Python PyTorch Reinforcement Learning TensorFlow
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Merlin Labs

Merlin Labs

Merlin Labs is an aviation technology firm focused on developing fully autonomous flight systems by combining advanced automation with human piloting to ensure safe and reliable air travel as global demand increases.

Aerospace & Defense
51-250
Founded 2018
$134M raised
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Description

  • Design, build, and integrate onboard and off-board airborne perception capabilities for autonomous flight and decision making.
  • Collaborate with the R&D software engineering manager on team objectives, milestones, and the technology roadmap.
  • Support architecture design and perform trade-off analysis for perception subsystems.
  • Drive sensor, integration, and algorithm approaches for perception systems.
  • Establish and maintain infrastructure and processes for development, testing, and evaluation of traditional and machine learning-based algorithms.
  • Work closely with the R&D software team through the research, design, implementation, and testing cycle.
  • Write, test, document, and review code according to Merlin’s development standards.
  • Collaborate across Merlin to develop systems that solve aviation and autonomy challenges.

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics Engineering, or a related subject.
  • 5+ years of professional experience developing perception software for physical systems such as aircraft, robotics, or medical devices.
  • Subject matter expertise in perception, including detection, processing, and tracking using cameras, radar, LIDAR, or other relevant sensors.
  • Experience developing sensor fusion algorithms.
  • Experience implementing machine learning-based perception and planning algorithms, including deep learning and reinforcement learning techniques.
  • Familiarity with ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and OpenCV.
  • Experience with Linux and open-source development tools.
  • Proficiency in modern software development workflows, including version control, pipelines, unit testing, and peer review.
  • Experience with the overall product development cycle, including system-level design, testing, and troubleshooting.
  • Proficiency in both Python and C++.
  • Familiarity with simulation software.
  • Preferred: familiarity with autonomy software areas such as reasoning and decision making, scheduling and motion planning, human-machine interaction, system reliability, and state estimation and control.
  • Preferred: experience with robotics middleware such as ROS/2.
  • Preferred: ability to interpret, develop, and integrate abstract code for efficiency, modularity, and reusability.
  • Preferred: experience with intrinsic and extrinsic camera calibration.
  • Preferred: hardware and software integration and debugging experience.
  • Preferred: flight testing experience with uncrewed or crewed aircraft.
  • Preferred: awareness of aviation certification standards such as DO-178.
  • Preferred: pilot license and flight experience are a plus.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now or in the future.
  • Must be able to travel 10-20% of the time for team meetings, integration events, and flight testing.

Benefits

  • Top-notch benefits package including health, dental, and life insurance.
  • Unlimited vacation.
  • 401(k) with company match.
  • Work/life integration.
  • Professional development in a small, team-focused startup environment.
  • Opportunity to work on autonomy for aviation in a venture-backed startup.

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