Senior Staff Software Engineer, Perception

AeroVect is hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer focused on perception for its remote team. The role centers on designing and improving multi-sensor 3D detection systems, building data and evaluation workflows, and taking models from training through deployment and monitoring. It also involves setting the technical direction for the perception roadmap and supporting junior engineers. The company is looking for someone with a master’s or PhD in a relevant field, strong Python skills, and more than seven years of experience with 2D and 3D object detection and the broader perception stack, and it would suit someone who can lead cross-functional work in autonomous vehicle systems.

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 - Architect 3D object detection models, including multi-modal approaches (camera, LiDAR, Radar). - Build and maintain data collection and evaluation (metrics) pipeline. - Develop a proprietary multi-modal dataset for training and evaluation. - Train, deploy and monitor 2D/3D object detection models to production. - Build and execute a roadmap for the perception system - Mentor junior engineers about best practices. YOU HAVE - Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Deep Learning, or a related field. - 7+ years of focused experience in architecting and deploying 2D/3D object detection models. - Worked on entire perception stack (sensing, preprocessing, detection & tracking) - Python proficiency - The ability to identify gaps and lead cross functional projects WE PREFER - PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related discipline - Full stack AV knowledge - Experience in architecting perception systems (detection & tracking) - Publications in major conferences like CVPR, ICRA, NeurIPS, IJCAI, AAAI etc