Embedded Perception Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end perception pipelines deployed to operational systems
• Design, train, and optimize perception models for maritime environments
• Develop object detection, classification, and tracking systems
• Fuse multi-modal sensor data (camera, radar, lidar) into unified perception outputs
• Deploy models using NVIDIA Triton Inference Server
• Optimize inference for latency and throughput on edge hardware
• Integrate perception outputs into autonomy stacks
• Define metrics and evaluation frameworks to monitor deployed system health

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Machine Learning, or related field
• 3+ years developing and deploying computer vision or perception systems in C++ and/or Python on Linux
• Experience with modern deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Hands-on experience with large vision models (ViT, CLIP, SAM, etc.)
• Experience implementing sensor fusion across heterogeneous modalities
• Proficiency with NVIDIA Triton, TensorRT, ONNX Runtime, or equivalent inference tooling
• U.S. Citizenship and eligibility for U.S. security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience deploying perception systems on embedded platforms (Jetson, FPGA)
• Familiarity with maritime or aerial sensor environments
• Knowledge of autonomy frameworks (ROS2, MOOS-IvP)
• Experience with safety-critical or real-time systems

Benefits

• 100% Employer paid Health, Dental and Vision Insurance for you and your families
• Life Insurance (Employer Paid)
• 401k program with matching
• Unlimited PTO policy with an enforced 2 week minimum
• Equity Package
• Work / Home Office Stipend
• Global Entry
• 16 Week Paid Parental Leave
• Monthly Health and Wellness Stipend

About the Company

Havoc is a leader in all-domain collaborative autonomy, providing software-defined hardware for military and commercial-grade autonomous systems across sea, air, and land.