Perception Engineer - Defense (All-Domain)

Applied Intuition
Washington, Sunnyvale
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 160,000 - 220,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Collaboration","Problem-solving","Independent learning","Work planning"]

Build and optimize all-domain perception models for maritime, land, air-to-surface, and surface-to-surface applications, targeting <1/100 error. Develop custom detector/classifier architectures and foundation models to support assisted data labeling, scaling datasets with simulation, diffusion, and generative AI. Deploy models to Jetson Orin+ edge hardware and deliver highly optimized inference for on-site DoD testing, collaborating across sensors, tracking, autonomy, and testing teams.

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Perception Engineer - Defense (All-Domain)

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Job Summary

Build and optimize all-domain perception models for maritime, land, air-to-surface, and surface-to-surface applications, targeting <1/100 error. Develop custom detector/classifier architectures and foundation models to support assisted data labeling, scaling datasets with simulation, diffusion, and generative AI. Deploy models to Jetson Orin+ edge hardware and deliver highly optimized inference for on-site DoD testing, collaborating across sensors, tracking, autonomy, and testing teams.
Location: Washington, Sunnyvale
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop perception models to find and classify targets with an error rate of <1/100.
  • •Deploy and optimize perception models on Jetson Orin+ boards for better-than-realtime performance.
  • •Build large foundation models to support high-accuracy assisted data labeling and improve labeling through in-house labeling software.
  • •Create and maintain tooling across the perception stack, including labeling tools and simulation.
  • •Collaborate with hardware, sensor, tracking, autonomy, and testing teams to support seamless deployment in on-site DoD testing and demonstration events.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 160,000 - 220,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsuranceDisability Insurance401kLearning BudgetWellness StipendPaid LeaveEquity

Key Requirements

  • •MS or PhD in Computer Engineering, Robotic Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent, or 5+ years of relevant experience with simulation, machine learning, and ML infrastructure.
  • •Proficiency training ML models in PyTorch on multi-machine, multi-GPU systems.
  • •Experience optimizing and deploying machine learning models to edge devices.
  • •Strong experience with agentic coding using Python and/or C++.
  • •Experience leveraging modern AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to build robust, well-tested systems.
Experience:5+ yearsDefenseComputer visionEdge AIAutonomous systems
Education:Master's in Computer Engineering, Robotic Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
Skills:CollaborationProblem-solvingIndependent learningWork planning
Tech Stack:PyTorchTransformersVision-language modelsDiffusion modelsVideo model training pipelinesPythonC++GitHub CopilotCursorMLOpsJetson Orin+SimulationSimulation enginesUnreal EngineNVIDIA OmniverseBlender3D asset creationSoftware-in-the-Loop (SIL)Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)Raspberry Pi

Eligibility

Nationality:US National
Security Clearance:U.S. security clearance

Company Brief

Applied Intuition
Builds software tools for autonomous vehicle development, including simulation, validation, and data infrastructure for automakers and robotics teams. Also supports defense applications with autonomy-focused testing and deployment platforms.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Mountain View, United States
Founded: 2017
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