Perception Engineer - Defense (All-Domain)

$10k - $20k Washington, D.C. FullTime

Posted 1d ago

Job Location

Washington, D.C.

Tech Stack

Remote Work Policy

On-site

Employment Type

FullTime

Categories

Applied AI Engineer

About the job

Applied Intuition is seeking a Perception Engineer for its Defense division. This is a full-stack, high-tempo role focused on advancing perception model performance across various domains including maritime, land, and air-to-surface, in both EO and IR. The team develops custom detector and classifier architectures, MLOps tooling, and industry-leading labeling software, utilizing frontier AI and large token budgets. If you have extensive experience with transformers, vision-language models, diffusion models, video model training, or deploying and optimizing production ML models, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities

  • Develop perception models to identify and classify targets with an error rate below 1/100.
  • Deploy perception models to Jetson Orin+ boards and optimize them for better-than-realtime performance.
  • Build large foundation models for high-accuracy assisted data labeling.
  • Develop tooling across the entire perception stack, including labeling tools and simulation.
  • Collaborate with AI talent from Applied Intuition's self-driving staff.
  • Scale datasets using state-of-the-art data generation techniques like simulation, diffusion, and generative AI.
  • Create and maintain highly optimized models and inference software for maximum frames per second on Jetson-like hardware.
  • Coordinate with hardware, sensor, tracking, autonomy, and testing teams for seamless deployment in on-site DoD testing events.

Requirements

  • MS or PhD in Computer Engineering, Robotic Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent, OR 5+ years of relevant experience in simulation, machine learning, and ML infrastructure.
  • Proficiency in training ML models using PyTorch on multi-machine, multi-GPU systems.
  • Experience optimizing and deploying machine learning models to edge devices.
  • Strong experience with agentic coding in Python and/or C++.
  • Experience leveraging modern AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor).
  • Ability to handle and process large datasets.
  • Capacity to learn new software and algorithms with minimal supervision.

Benefits

  • Base salary
  • Equity (options and/or restricted stock units)
  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • 401k retirement benefits with employer match
  • Learning and wellness stipends
  • Paid time off
  • Relocation assistance

About Applied Intuition

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