Perception Engineer, Autonomy (Air Domain)
Applied Intuition · Fort Walton Beach, FL
Roboticsonsitemid-level$150k–$185k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build perception layer for uncrewed air vehicles in live airspace.
- Turn noisy, intermittent sensor data into reliable airspace picture.
- Support on-site DoD testing of heterogeneous platform swarms.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
A rigorous perception engineer with autonomous systems experience who thrives bridging research and production and cares about measurable real-world performance in air defense autonomy.
Requirements
- BS/MS in Electrical, Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics or related field plus 3+ years building perception or estimation software
- Strong modern C++ (17/20) for real-time, performance-critical code on Linux
- Solid grounding in state estimation: Kalman filter variants (EKF/UKF), multiple-model filters (IMM) and uncertainty handling
- Experience with multi-target tracking and sensor fusion with noisy, intermittent heterogeneous sensors
- Working knowledge of machine learning for prediction including sequence models and evaluation
- Python for data pipelines, analysis and visualization of logged and simulated runs
- Experience validating algorithms in simulation and with recorded data
- remote policy
- In-office 5 days/week with occasional flexibility
Lab profile
About Applied Intuition
Builds simulation, vehicle OS, and autonomy infrastructure for automotive, defense, and heavy industries.
What they build
- Autonomy software stacks
- Vehicle operating systems
- Simulation and validation tooling
Known for
- Trusted by 18 of top 20 global automakers
- Expertise across automotive, defense, trucking, mining and agriculture
- Full-stack coverage from tooling to OS to autonomy
Key facts
- Founded in 2017
- Headquartered in Silicon Valley
- Valued at $15 billion
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