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counter-UAS · passive optical sensing

Perception Engineer (Edge CV/AI)

Remote · San Francisco Bay Area · New YorkPosted 7 days ago
Machine learningUnspecifiedFull Time
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Company

Arlo Industries is building the sensing infrastructure layer for the drone age.

We build distributed passive optical sensing systems for tracking drones and missiles.

Our systems combine edge AI, optics, and distributed networking to create persistent aerial awareness without relying on traditional emitting radars.

We are a YC-backed defence tech startup operating across the US, Europe, and Ukraine.

Role

You will own core parts of the perception stack: from raw sensor data to real-time detection, classification, tracking, and spatial fusion across distributed sensor nodes.

This is not a research-only role. You will ship systems that operate in real-world environments.

What you will work on

Build and optimise CV/AI pipelines on edge hardware (NVIDIA Jetson, ARM SBCs)

Develop real-time multi-camera tracking and sensor fusion systems

Work on spatial fusion across distributed sensing nodes

Improve performance under noisy, degraded, and adversarial conditions

Optimise inference pipelines using CUDA/TensorRT

Participate in field testing and rapid hardware iteration

You are a strong fit if you

Have shipped real-time CV/ML systems on constrained hardware

Have experience with EO/IR/multispectral sensor systems

Understand sensor fusion, tracking, or 3D spatial reasoning

Are comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Want to work on real-world defence systems

Bonus

Robotics, UAV, ISR, or defence background

Passive sensing or distributed sensor network experience

Familiarity with RF/comms systems or embedded networking

Compensation

San Francisco, CA: $150k–250k USD

Troy, NY: $140k–200k USD

Helsinki: €85k–140k EUR

Kyiv: $45k–90k USD

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