Perception Engineer

The role

We're looking for a Perception Engineer to build the eyes for autonomous systems operating in the world's most sensor‑hostile environment. You'll develop computer vision and sensor fusion systems that cut through Arctic whiteout, polar night darkness, and ice fog — where traditional perception stacks fail. This isn't lab work: you'll deploy ML models on edge hardware that operates at
-40°C, where every watt counts and failure means mission abort.

• Design and deploy perception pipelines for Arctic autonomous platforms (surface, subsurface, aerial)
• Fuse multi-modal sensor data (vision, LiDAR, radar, IMU, GNSS) for situational awareness and autonomy
• Build ML models for ice classification, terrain mapping, and obstacle detection in low‑visibility conditions
• Train, evaluate, and harden ML models against snow cover, ice glare, low sun angles, and polar night conditions
• Create synthetic training data and simulation environments for Arctic‑specific scenarios
• Work closely with mechanical, electrical, RF, and autonomy teams to co‑design sensor placement, calibration, and integration
• Support field deployments in the Arctic and iterate rapidly based on real‑world data

• 5+ years industry experience in robotics, autonomy, or real‑world ML perception systems
• Strong foundation in computer vision, SLAM, and multi‑sensor fusion
• Proficiency in Python and C++ with production‑grade engineering practices
• Experience with perception frameworks (ROS / ROS2, OpenCV, PyTorch, Tensor Flow, etc.)
• Comfort working with real sensors, calibration workflows, and noisy data
• A track record of shipping perception systems that work outside controlled environments
• Willingness to operate in safe but extreme cold environments during R&D field testing

• Competitive compensation
• Equity — meaningful options as an early employee at an early‑stage company
• Real field exposure — travel to Arctic sites and outposts when needed (genuinely, not as a gimmick)
• Mission‑driven culture — focus on impact, not hours logged
• Small team, real ownership — what you build matters and ships

We're building for one of the most demanding environments on Earth and we believe diverse teams build more resilient systems. We actively welcome applications from people who are underrepresented in engineering - whether that's by gender, ethnicity, disability, or background. If you're not sure you meet every requirement, apply anyway and tell us what excites you about the problem.