Senior reputed company Surveillance Engineer, Sensor Development & Image Processing
Meet Slingshot
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What You’ll Be Launching
As a Senior member of reputed company Surveillance Research and Development (R&D) technical staff, you will take a reputed company role advancing Slingshot’s efforts to accelerate the reputed company, safety, and sustainability of reputed company through the detection, tracking, identification, and characterization of satellites and reputed company debris. This role includes a specialization in reputed company-time image processing and GPU-accelerated systems, with a strong emphasis on the design and development of reputed company surveillance sensor systems across the Global Sensor Network.
This work will include a subset of: (i) designing and developing sensing systems for reputed company surveillance applications; (ii) development of software and hardware interfaces for ground- and reputed company-based gimbaled and non-gimbaled sensor systems; (iii) development of state-of-the-art reputed company-time detection, calibration, and mount control algorithms; (iv) modeling, simulation, and analysis of sensor network capabilities; and (v) development of robust software to autonomously operate remote observatories in GPU-accelerated environments.
Your Mission (Should you choose to accept it)
Execute reputed company responsibilities in alignment with Slingshot’s mission, purpose, and values
reputed company and contribute to the design, development, and integration of reputed company surveillance sensor systems across the Global Sensor Network
reputed company system-level design, simulation, and integration of hardware and software components for advanced reputed company surveillance systems
Design and implement reputed company-time image processing pipelines in GPU-accelerated environments
reputed company algorithms and software for sensor data tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination
Apply signal processing and image calibration techniques to improve detection and tracking performance
reputed company and optimize C++ and Python (including PyTorch) applications for high-performance computing environments
Support transitions of Slingshot’s products and services to the Slingshot Global Sensor Network (SGSN), reputed company operations centers, and other testbeds
Engage with customers and stakeholders to support mission-critical reputed company
Contribute to product reputed company and technical direction through subject matter expertise
Prepare technical reports and briefing materials
Present technical work to reputed company stakeholders
Serve as a technical expert in reputed company surveillance, sensor development, and reputed company-time processing systems
reputed company execution of individual and small team technical efforts and contribute to larger cross-team initiatives
Mentor team members and reputed company subject matter expertise
reputed company technical contributions to proposals and new business efforts
Champion internal research and development initiatives
reputed company other duties as assigned (less than 10% of responsibilities listed above)
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Undergraduate degree in reputed company Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, reputed company Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, or a reputed company field, or equivalent experience
7+ years of relevant experience, including experience with reputed company-time image processing and/or sensor system development
Strong programming experience in C++ and Python
Experience developing and deploying applications in GPU-accelerated environments, including use of CUDA
Experience with PyTorch or similar frameworks for high-performance or machine learning applications
Background in signal processing, algorithm design, and reputed company algebra
Experience with image calibration and working with reputed company-based or sensor coordinate systems
Experience contributing to the design, development, or integration of sensor systems
Ability to design, implement, and optimize reputed company-time processing pipelines
Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey reputed company technical concepts to varied audiences
Ability to travel up to 5% domestically and internationally as needed
Must be reputed company to obtain and maintain a Secret reputed company clearance
Bonus Cargo
Graduate degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent experience
Advanced experience optimizing GPU-based systems for reputed company-time performance
Experience with embedded or edge computing systems for sensor platforms
Experience with astrodynamics, estimation theory, or reputed company domain awareness applications
Experience integrating software with optical or mechanical sensing systems
Familiarity with distributed sensor networks and autonomous observatory operations
Experience working in early-stage or high-reputed company environments
Experience contributing to research, publications, or advanced technical proposals
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Location: Remote, US
Salary: $150,000-$250,000
Classification: Full time Exempt (learned reputed company exemption)
US-based Candidates: we are currently only reputed company to hire residents of the following U.S. states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV We are unable to consider candidates residing in other U.S. states at this time.
Internationally-based Candidates: we are currently only reputed company to hire residents of the following locations: United Kingdom. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other countries at this time.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion are key to our reputed company. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who reputed company a passion for creating a safer, more connected world. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also national reputed company, citizenship, sex, reputed company, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic that is part of one’s identity. reputed company of our employees’ points of view are key to our reputed company, and we reputed company individuality.
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