Senior Perception Engineer

What You'll Do

Satellite rendezvous requires determining the relative position, velocity, and orientation of two spacecraft moving at several kilometers per second - all in real time. In this role, you will own the development of our relative navigation system: from defining requirements and designing architectures, to building algorithms and validating them with synthetic datasets and hardware-in-the-loop testing. You'll have the chance to shape this technology from scratch, leveraging computer vision to enable autonomous satellite rendezvous and docking.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test computer vision algorithms for object detection, tracking, and relative pose estimation
• Develop and test the sensor processing and fusion stack for real-time state estimation
• Generate and validate synthetic image datasets for various mission phases and scenarios
• Optimize vision models for real-time processing on space-grade edge hardware
• Contribute to ground testing and hardware-in-the-loop validation of the perception stack
• Contribute to fault detection, isolation, and recovery systems through robust sensor and state monitoring
• Work closely with GNC and flight software teams to integrate the algorithms into spacecraft software

What We Look For

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Physics, Computer Science, Electrical or any related engineering discipline
• 3+ years of experience in computer vision, robotics, or autonomous systems; graduating PhDs with relevant focus
• Proficiency in 3D Computer Vision (SLAM, depth estimation, sensor fusion)
• Proficiency in Python, C++ and OpenCV and hands-on experience with PyTorch, or TensorFlow
• Proven track record of developing and deploying vision models in real-world applications
• You thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments, adapt quickly, and enjoy solving hard problems

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with optical systems, imaging sensors, and camera characterization
• Track record of published research or contributions to open-source projects in related fields
• Hands-on experience with 3D synthetic data generation for training vision models

What We offer

• Competitive compensation including ESOPs
• Role based workplace flexibility
• ⁠Professional mental wellness services
• Health insurance coverage
• Gym membership