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Senior Computer Vision Engineer
AUSTIN · US
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Full-time
SENIOR
About the Role
Skyways is seeking a Senior Computer Vision Engineer to develop and deploy computer vision systems for autonomous cargo aircraft. You will work on perception for autonomous landing, terrain understanding, and sensor fusion in real flight environments.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy computer vision systems for autonomous landing and landing zone evaluation
- Build perception systems for targetless landing in unstructured and dynamic environments
- Mentor junior perception engineers
- Develop algorithms for terrain understanding, obstacle detection, and environment classification
- Collaborate across autonomy, GNC, and flight operations teams to integrate perception into flight behaviors
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience developing and deploying computer vision or perception systems in real-world environments
- Strong proficiency in C++ and Python
- Experience with perception systems for robotics, autonomous vehicles, drones, or aerospace platforms
- Strong understanding of camera systems, sensor fusion, and state estimation concepts
- Experience debugging and improving deployed perception systems
Nice to Have
- Experience with autonomous aircraft or aerial robotics
- Experience with landing zone evaluation, terrain classification, or visual navigation systems
- Background in SLAM, visual odometry, or GPS-denied navigation
- Experience with embedded or real-time systems
- Familiarity with ROS2 or similar robotics frameworks
- Experience deploying perception systems to resource-constrained platforms
Tech Stack
PythonComputer VisionROS2C++Sensor FusionPerceptionSLAMAutonomous Systems
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Skyways
Austin · US · 44+ employees
Skyways is an aviation and aerospace company that provides flight-as-a-service for autonomous logistics. It specializes in building unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks for long-range, secure, and mission-critical cargo delivery.
