Senior Software Engineer, Perception

Aerovect is hiring a Senior Software Engineer focused on perception for its remote team. The role centers on building and operating machine learning systems for detecting objects using camera, LiDAR, and radar data, as well as creating the pipelines needed for data collection, labeling, evaluation, and dataset management. It also involves designing a reliable secondary perception layer and supporting junior engineers with good engineering practices. The company is looking for someone with a degree in a relevant field, several years of experience in perception, and strong Python, C++, and ROS2 skills, with autonomous work experience preferred.

WHO WE ARE AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day-to-day operations. We are a Series A company backed by top-tier venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving. Our customers include some of the world’s largest airlines and ground handling providers. For more information, visit www.aerovect.com http://www.aerovect.com. YOU WILL - Train, deploy and monitor 2D/3D object detection models (Camera, LiDAR, Radar) - Build and maintain data collection, labeling and evaluation (metrics) pipeline - Maintain proprietary multi-modal dataset for training and evaluation - Architect a deterministic secondary perception system - Mentor junior engineers about best practices YOU HAVE - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Deep Learning, or a related field - 3+ years of focused experience in perception (sensing, preprocessing, detection, tracking) - Python, C++ and ROS2 proficiency - The ability to work autonomously WE PREFER - PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related discipline - Previous experience working with autonomous robots - Experience developing CUDA kernels