[Hiring] Perception and Fusion Engineer @Swarm Aero

Role Description

We're looking for a Perception & Sensor Fusion Engineer to develop the algorithms that give the largest drone swarm in the world an accurate, shared picture of the battlespace. This is a deep algorithm role for someone who lives in the details of detection, tracking, and estimation, and wants to see their work fly.

• Train, tune, and test automatic target recognition and track management systems using the latest advancements in neural networks.
• Develop multi-sensor fusion and state estimation algorithms (Kalman filters, particle filters, multi-target tracking) running onboard resource-constrained vehicles.
• Design distributed fusion approaches that combine tracks across the swarm into a single coherent picture.
• Rigorously characterize algorithm performance against real-world flight data and simulation.
• Optimize models and estimators for real-time inference on edge compute.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Travel up to 25% of the time for onsite test and integration events.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Math, or related field, or equivalent depth of applied experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in estimation theory and multi-target tracking (Kalman/particle filters, JPDA, MHT, random finite sets, or similar).
• Hands-on deep learning experience (training, evaluation, and deployment of neural networks for detection or classification).
• Strong programming skills in C++, Rust, Go, and/or Python.
• Track record of taking algorithms from research to deployment on a real system.

Requirements

• Publications or deployed work in ATR, multi-sensor fusion, or distributed estimation.
• Experience with EO/IR, radar, or RF sensor processing on aerial platforms.
• Experience deploying ML models to embedded or edge hardware (TensorRT, ONNX, quantization).
• Familiarity with defense sensing and tracking problem domains.
• ITAR requirement: To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Benefits

• Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company.
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience.
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401k.
• PTO and paid sick leave.
• Monthly wellness stipend.
• Daily catered lunch (office).
• Paid parental leave.
• Direct impact on a critical national security mission.
• A world-class team of engineers and operators solving genuinely hard problems.