Sensor Fusion Engineer
Develop tracking, fusion, and state-estimation algorithms for unmanned autonomous systems, taking them from research concepts to deployable production software. The role requires a bachelor's degree, 5+ years of relevant experience, strong C++ and Python skills, and eligibility for UK security clearance.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Develop tracking, fusion, and state-estimation capabilities for unmanned autonomous systems.
- Design and build single-agent and multi-target detection and tracking algorithms.
- Develop decentralized multi-agent, multi-target tracking algorithms for swarms of unmanned autonomous systems.
- Take algorithms from concept through robust, deployable software for real-world autonomous systems.
- Collaborate with autonomy engineers, software engineers, and cross-functional teams.
- Travel between company offices and customer sites as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related engineering field.
- 5+ years of experience developing tracking and fusion software for autonomous robotic systems.
- Experience processing measurements from optical sensors, RF sensors, radar, and lidar.
- Experience with classical state estimation and tracking, including Kalman filters and particle filters.
- Experience with multi-target prediction and tracking for autonomous robotic systems.
- Experience with cross-platform sensor fusion.
- Proficiency in C++ and Python, with strong procedural and object-oriented programming skills.
- Must hold or be eligible to obtain and maintain UK security clearance.
Nice-to-haves
- 7+ years of hands-on experience developing tracking and fusion software for autonomous robotic systems.
- Familiarity with software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) development and testing.
- Experience working on national security projects for one or more government agencies.
- Interdisciplinary background and evidence of continual learning.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to cross-disciplinary teams.
Benefits
- 25 days of paid vacation per year.
- Daily meal benefits: £19 lunch budget and £19 dinner budget, plus free breakfast, snacks, and drinks in the office.
- PMI reimbursement of up to £300 per month.
- Life insurance and critical illness cover of up to £250 per month.
- Workplace pension with a 5% employer match.
- £795 annual learning and development budget.
- £475 annual fitness budget.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Generous parental leave in addition to statutory parental leave.
Skills
C++, Python, Sensor Fusion, Kalman Filters, Particle Filters, State Estimation, Multi-Target Tracking, Radar, Lidar, Optical Sensors, Rf Sensors, Sil, Hil, Object-Oriented Programming, Procedural Programming
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