Near Earth Autonomy - Pittsburgh, PA
posted 2 days ago
- Senior
Pittsburgh, PA
Publishing Industries
About the position
At Near Earth Autonomy, we are building the future of flight! Near Earth Autonomy develops autonomous flight systems. Through our partnerships with the world's largest aerospace companies, our systems enable aerial logistics and inspection applications. Our dedicated and enthusiastic team has developed safe flight technology that works on vehicles from small drones to full-scale helicopters. We believe in a future where autonomous flight is commonplace and safe, made possible by the talent and innovation of our team. We offer full benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, 401(k), and flexibility in work-life balance.
Responsibilities
- Develop, refine, and deploy computer vision algorithms for aerial applications.
- Integrate computer vision algorithms onto robotics platforms ranging from small quadcopters to full-scale helicopters.
- Provide technical leadership to guide projects through the complete lifecycle from conception through production.
- Lead teams or provide subject matter expertise in projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
- 10+ years' of industry experience in aerospace, robotics or autonomous flight domains.
- Expertise or specialization in computer vision or robotic perception.
- Experience with real-time visual-inertial odometry.
- Experience with IMU calibration.
- Experience with sensor configuration and data processing with RGB and IR cameras, lidar, and radar sensors.
- Good C++ design and programming skills.
- Experience with GPU target development using CUDA.
- Experience with software benchmarking, optimization, and multi-threaded development.
- Familiarity with software engineering practices and software development life cycle.
- Familiarity with development in a Linux environment.
Nice-to-haves
- Master's or Ph.D. in Robotics, Computer Science, or equivalent.
- Experience with ROS or ROS2.
- Experience with field testing of robotic systems.
- Experience designing modular, testable, and extensible C++ APIs.
- Experience with Python or similar programming languages.
- Experience with MIPI camera integration.
- Experience leading teams and/or mentoring engineers.
- Proven ability to lead technical development on a project within schedule and budget constraints.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k)
- Flexibility in work-life balance
