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Senior Computer Vision Engineer, Space

AI summary of the role

Senior Computer Vision Engineer on Anduril's Space team developing perception subsystems for autonomous spacecraft across LEO, MEO, GEO, reentry, and RPOD missions.

What you’ll do

  • Prototype CV solutions integrating classical and ML methods for space vehicles
  • Develop/test CV software/hardware for all orbital regimes and RPOD
  • Design flight software, autonomy tools, and HIL/monte-carlo simulations
  • Validate systems through ground, on-orbit commissioning and operations

What you’ll bring

  • MS/PhD in ML/Robotics/CS/Image Science w/ CV emphasis
  • Advanced experience developing/benchmarking ML on large datasets
  • High proficiency in C++ on Linux
  • Experience in Object Detection/Tracking, SLAM, Visual Odometry, or sensor fusion

Technologies

C++ · Linux · SLAM · Visual Odometry · Object Detection · Object Tracking · Instance Segmentation · Semantic Segmentation · Structure from Motion · LIDAR Sensor Fusion

About Anduril

Builds autonomous defense systems (drones, subs, sensors) unified by Lattice OS, an AI command-and-control layer sold to US/allied militaries.

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Source and classification

Internal deployment & tooling · Evidence for this classification:

Command and Control for U.S. military and allied partners. We're developing fully integrated hardware and software systems, including Lattice for Space Missions and modular payloads, to address growing threats in space and ensure our Guardians maintain a decisive advantage in this contested warfighting domain. ABOUT THE JOB We are looking for a Senior Computer Vision Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for working on and understand the design of all perception subsystems to include but not limited to hardware sensors and advanced processing platforms, navigation algorithms, flight software implementation, subsystem integration & test (I&T), and vehicle I&T. The computer vision engineering team will work closely with related teams, including Sensors, GNC, Avionics, Systems, Flight Software, Mission Operations, and Ground
More from the job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years. ABOUT THE TEAM Anduril's Space team is dedicated to expanding our AI-powered capabilities into the final frontier, enhancing Space Domain Awareness, Space Control, and Command and Control for U.S. military and allied partners. We're developing fully integrated hardware and software systems, including Lattice for Space Missions and modular payloads, to address growing threats in space and ensure our Guardians maintain a decisive advantage in this contested warfighting domain. ABOUT THE JOB We are looking for a Senior Computer Vision Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for working on and understand the d [... source excerpt omitted ...] Space Business Line. The programs require building and fielding a resilient, software-defined spacecraft systems across numerous mission threads. We work with mission partners and customers to deploy reliable and robust capabilities on operationally-relevant fielding timelines to meet complex challenges across the DOD and IC. WHAT YOU’LL DO Propose and prototype innovative solutions to solve real world problems, leveraging the latest state-of-the-art techniques in the field Develop and maintain core libraries and runtime applications Integrate classical and geometric methods in computer vision with ML methods Work space vehicle CV software and hardware subsystems for various [... source excerpt omitted ...] d checkout, on-orbit commissioning and operations Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality Coordinate with end-users, other operators and customers to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints Support challenging schedules during ground testing, launch windows and on-orbit operations of the spacecraft systems Design of flight software and firmware, algorithms, and simulation products Development of space vehicle autonomy tools for dynamic space operations Test process development and execution Define automated fault detection and responses Provide hardware-in-the-loop and monte-carlo simul

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