Senior Vision & Perception Engineer

You want to help protect western values? You want to protect people and critical infrastructure – ultimately saving the lives of thousands.

You want to work at the frontier of high-performance autonomous systems.

Join us at CDDS to bring next‑generation control, guidance, and state‑estimation algorithms into high‑speed kinetic interceptor drones.

We are looking for a Senior Vision & Perception Engineer to architect and optimise our low‑latency vision pipeline running on NVIDIA Jetson platforms. You will develop, tune, and extend Deep Stream‑based pipelines in C++, integrate differential‑imaging workflows, and ensure end‑to‑end real‑time performance.

You will collaborate with robotics, control, and embedded engineers and build the perception backbone that enables high‑speed interception.

• Implement and optimize vision pipelines in C++ for low‑latency object detection and tracking
• Develop high‑speed detection and tracking algorithms on Jetson platforms
• Optimise TensorRT inference performance
• Profile and tune performance down to kernel‑level bottlenecks
• Maintain GPU‑accelerated development containers and CI pipelines

• MSc/PhD in Computer Vision, Robotics, CS, or similar
• Expert knowledge in Deep Stream, GStreamer, and low‑level video pipelines
• Strong C++ skills and experience with CUDA, TensorRT, or Jetson optimisation
• Strong background in modern detection models (YOLO, Efficient Det, etc.)
• Experience with ROS2 and multi‑process robotic systems
• Comfortable with rapid field‑testing cycles and high‑ownership environments

• Direct impact on a mission‑critical technology shaping Europe’s security landscape
• Fast‑moving startup environment with high ownership
• Work with a highly technical, ambitious, and hands‑on team
• Real‑world testing, deployments, and customer demonstrations
• Attractive compensation

Location:

Schlieren (Zürich), on‑site

Start date:

ASAP

Environment:
High‑impact deep‑tech startup working on real deployments