B.S. in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related field plus 1+ years of experience, or M.S. in a relevant discipline.
Experience in training and fine-tuning vision models (CNNs, Vision Transformers).
Proficiency in C++ for performance-sensitive applications.
Hands-on experience with GPU programming or profiling (CUDA preferred).
Responsibilities
Design, train, and deploy real-time vision models for aerial target detection and tracking.
Optimize networks and CV algorithms using CUDA and TensorRT for low latency on NVIDIA Jetson hardware.
Integrate perception into the autonomy stack with ROS 2 and write production-quality C++ code.
Deploy, benchmark, and maintain models on embedded edge compute systems in autonomous vehicles.
Participate in field tests and quickly iterate model improvements based on real-world data.
Benefits
Work with real hardware and experience fast iteration cycles.
Join a small team with direct ownership and visibility to leadership.
Contribute to meaningful projects addressing national security challenges.
Full Job Description
What you'll do
Design, train, and deploy real-time vision models for detection, classification, tracking, and state estimation on fast-moving aerial targets.
Optimize networks and CV algorithms with CUDA and TensorRT to hit end-to-end latency on NVIDIA Jetson Orin-class hardware.
Integrate perception into our autonomy stack using ROS 2 and write production-quality C++ for real-time processing.
Deploy, benchmark, and maintain models on embedded edge compute aboard autonomous vehicles.
Join field tests and data collection, then turn what you see on the range into the next model iteration within days, not quarters.
Required
B.S. in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field plus 1+ years of industry or applied robotics experience, or an M.S. in CS, Robotics, Computer Vision, or a related discipline.
Experience training and fine-tuning vision models (CNNs, Vision Transformers, detection/tracking).
Proficiency in C++ for performance-sensitive systems.
Hands-on GPU programming or profiling experience (CUDA preferred; coursework or projects count).
Preferred
Deploying models on embedded edge platforms (Jetson Orin/Xavier).
Sensor fusion (visual-inertial odometry, camera + radar/LiDAR).
Prior field-robotics or UAS test experience.
Why Askari
Real hardware, real flights, fast iteration loops. Your code leaves the laptop.
Small team, direct ownership, and visibility with leadership.
Meaningful work on a national-security problem.
Export Control & Security This position may require access to technical data and hardware subject to U.S. export control laws (ITAR/EAR). Applicants must be a "U.S. Person" as defined in 22 C.F.R. a7 120.62 (U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and protected individuals), or be eligible to obtain the required export authorization. Askari Defense does not currently sponsor employment visas for this role. The role may also require a background check and handling of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) under NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC requirements.
