Anduril Industries

Defense Technology

PerceptionEngineer,MachineLearning

$166–220k Costa Mesa, California, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Perception Engineer, Machine Learning at Anduril Industries. Skills: Perception Engineering, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Robotics. Own perception capabilities end-to-end. Develop production perception systems”

Industry & Context.

Defense Technology
Problems you'll solve

Complex technical challenges

Eligibility Requirements

U. S. Citizen, Eligible for security clearance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, 5+ years industry experience, Robotics experience, Python proficiency, C++ experience, Rust experience, PyTorch hands-on experience, OpenCV hands-on experience, ML model deployment experience, Model optimization experience, Classical computer vision experience, Structured data experience, Unstructured data experience, CI/CD practices familiarity, Automated tests maintenance, End-to-end ownership mindset, Cross-team collaboration skills, U. S. Citizen, Eligible for security clearance

Nice to Have

Master's degree or higher, Master's or PhD in Computer Vision, Master's or PhD in Machine Learning, Master's or PhD in Robotics, Experience with SLAM, AWS training infrastructure experience, On-prem GPU clusters experience, Weights & Biases experience, Eligible to obtain security clearance

What You'll Do.

Own perception capabilities end-to-end

Develop production perception systems

Bring state-of-the-art models into production

Survey latest research

Prototype latest research

Integrate latest research

Optimize models for embedded hardware

Deploy models to embedded hardware

Meet real-time latency budgets

Architect CI/CD pipelines

Improve CI/CD pipelines

Shape data ingestion systems

Shape model training systems

Onboard new sensor modalities

Integrate new LiDAR sources

Train models in cloud

Deploy to edge hardware

Maintain edge inference workloads

Maintain cloud inference workloads

Monitor deployed models

Build tooling for drift detection

Build tooling for drift response

Collaborate with hardware engineers

Collaborate with systems engineers

Collaborate with program engineers

Ship perception capabilities into production

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-team collaboration; Hardware teams; Systems teams; Program teams

Full 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. 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 Role We are seeking a Machine Learning Perception Engineer to join our Perception team in Seattle, where we develop production perception systems for autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) operating across land, sea, and air. Our team is small, agile, and equal parts research and deployment, we push state-of-the-art perception models into the field across multiple business lines and demanding mission environments . This is a hands-on role for an individual who i

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