Job Summary:
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming military capabilities through advanced technology. They are seeking a Computer Vision Engineer to develop perception systems for autonomous drones and unmanned sea vehicles, requiring expertise in camera integration and calibration workflows.
Responsibilities:
• Design and implement camera integration pipelines for diverse sensor modalities including RGB, stereo, fisheye, thermal, and event-based camera
• Develop middleware and vision pipeline components that interface with our perception stack
• Work with hardware and program teams to evaluate and integrate new camera systems
• Develop and maintain calibration procedures for intrinsic and extrinsic camera parameters
• Implement multi-camera calibration systems and camera-lidar extrinsic calibration workflows
• Design online and offline calibration methods for field deployment scenarios
• Apply geometric computer vision techniques including structure from motion and 3D reconstruction
• Implement robust image processing pipelines (filtering, augmentation, rectification)
• Develop feature detection, matching, and tracking algorithms
• Design optical flow and visual odometry solutions
• Optimize vision algorithms for real-time performance on embedded platforms
• Establish and document computer vision best practices
• Create reusable calibration tools and frameworks
• Ensure vision systems meet defense industry standards and requirements
• Conduct lab testing and validation of camera systems
Qualifications:
Required:
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field
• Experience: 4-6 years of industry experience in computer vision engineering OR Master's degree with 2-4 years of industry experience
• Strong proficiency in C++ or Python
• Hands-on experience with OpenCV and classical computer vision algorithms
• Deep understanding of camera models, calibration theory, and geometric vision
• Experience with multi-camera systems and sensor fusion
• Experience developing middleware and vision pipelines (ROS/ROS2 or similar)
• Familiarity with diverse camera technologies (RGB, stereo, fisheye, thermal, ToF, event-based)
• Lab experience with camera systems and optical equipment
Preferred:
• Rust programming experience
• Master's degree in Computer Vision, Robotics, or related field
• Experience in defense, aerospace, or autonomous systems
• Background in robotics perception for drones or marine vehicles
• Experience with real-time embedded vision systems
• Familiarity with defense industry standards and security clearance processes
• Publications or contributions to computer vision research or open-source projects
Company:
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that specializes in developing advanced autonomous systems to enhance national security. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.