Senior Perception Software Engineer

As a senior member of the team, you'll help set the architecture and technical direction of the perception stack and raise the bar for how perception software is designed, tested, and fielded across the company. You'll work independently on hard algorithmic problems while collaborating closely with the rest of the vehicle software team.

On a day-by-day basis, you will:

Own the design and implementation of perception algorithms for detection, tracking, avoidance, and state estimation

Integrate ML models into the perception pipeline alongside classical algorithms, and help decide which approach best fits each problem

Optimize code for real-time execution on embedded platforms

Build tests and expand our simulation environment to rigorously evaluate algorithms and prevent regressions

Partner with vehicle software, UI, and operations teams to translate the vehicle's perception of its environment into intuitive, actionable displays for operators

Lead sensor selection and evaluation, collaborating with the vehicle team on tradeoffs across performance, power, and cost

Mentor teammates and elevate software engineering practices across the perception stack

See your code come to life on the water as you test and tune algorithms at local launch sites

This is an excellent opportunity to do high impact work, see your code go into live field robotics applications, and join a fun and hard-working team on the cutting edge of ocean autonomy.

7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 4+ years on perception problems in fielded systems

Deep experience processing real-time sensor data (especially camera, radar, and/or LiDAR) on embedded or compute-limited platforms

Command of classical perception algorithms: clustering, segmentation, filtering, sensor fusion, and probabilistic tracking (e.g., Kalman or particle filters)

Familiarity with modern computer vision models and comfort working alongside ML-based components

Expert-level Python, with deep fluency in the scientific stack (NumPy, SciPy, OpenCV) and a track record of profiling and optimizing numerical code

Solid grounding in 3D geometry: coordinate frames, transforms, and sensor calibration

Proven ability to architect subsystems, lead technical efforts, and mentor engineers

Strong technical communication skills and a team-oriented attitude

Due to export control requirements applicable to this position, we are only able to consider U.S. persons, as defined by U.S. export control laws. This includes U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and individuals granted asylee or refugee status.

In addition, it's nice (though not essential) if you have experience working with:

Training or fine-tuning ML models for perception tasks

C++ for performance-critical components

GPU or native acceleration of Python code (e.g., CUDA, CuPy, Numba)

ROS or similar robotics middleware

Simulation environments for robotics testing and validation

Maritime and/or acoustic data

Path-planning and control algorithms

At Seasats, we're passionate about delivering maritime robotics solutions to redefine the maritime industry. Our primary products are unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), designed to carry sensors at sea for months at a time. Our USVs provide persistent monitoring and data acquisition to defense, scientific, and commercial customers, and have autonomously crossed both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. After thousands of years in which the only way to gather information from the ocean was to put people on a boat, these uncrewed vessels are transforming how humanity monitors and interacts with the ocean. Here, you'll find the space and opportunity to do your life's best work.

Along with your salary, you'll receive perks including:

Stock options

Competitive insurance (including a 99% employer-covered Gold HMO plan or other options)

401k matching up to 4% of salary

Four free lunches per week

An employee activity fund

A pet-friendly office

Unlimited/Flex PTO

When applying, you'll be asked to provide a resume and answer a few screening questions.

Please note that we are currently unable to sponsor employment visas, so candidates must be independently authorized to work in the United States.

We appreciate diverse perspectives and life experiences, and we're committed to building a team that reflects a wide range of backgrounds. Seasats provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination of any type based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law.

We look forward to reviewing your application!