Perception software engineer — TPMAI, Alameda, CA

About the Role

Software Engineer – Perception

Location: Alameda, CA (On-site) (U.S. Person status required due to export control laws). Experience: 6+ Years

RAIN is seeking an experienced Perception Software Engineer – to develop real-time perception systems for autonomous aircraft, enabling them to interpret and understand complex environments.

Responsibilities:

• Develop real-time perception and mapping systems for autonomous aircraft.

• Build computer vision and machine learning algorithms for object detection, image segmentation, tracking, and localization.

• Integrate and process data from visual and thermal cameras, RADAR, and LiDAR.

• Optimize perception algorithms for real-time performance in resource-constrained environments.

• Develop testing and validation tools and collaborate with engineering teams to deploy perception systems.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in Computer Vision and Machine Learning.

• Strong proficiency in C++14 or newer and experience developing real-time, performance-critical software.

• Hands-on experience with image segmentation, localization, object tracking, and world modeling.

• Experience developing algorithms for multiple sensor types, including cameras, thermal imaging, RADAR, and LiDAR.

• Strong mathematical foundation in probability, statistical methods, and uncertainty modeling.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills; ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Preferred Skills

• Background in Robotics, Avionics, Aerospace, or Autonomous Systems, particularly safety-critical applications.

• Experience with GPU acceleration (CUDA), embedded systems, and Linux.

• Knowledge of sensor fusion, camera calibration, depth estimation, Kalman filters, and geospatial modeling.