Job Description
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Quartermaster is seeking a highly experienced Machine Perception Engineer to lead the development of edge-deployed perception and intelligence systems for maritime environments. The role focuses on enabling vessels to autonomously understand their surroundings through real-time scene analysis, object detection, classification, and tracking.
- Responsibilities
- Lead the design, training, and deployment of computer vision and perception models for tasks such as vessel detection, classification, and tracking
- Architect and optimize inference pipelines for real-time performance on edge devices, including GPU-accelerated and mixed-precision inference
- Implement and refine algorithms for scene understanding, object segmentation, and environmental awareness using both image and sensor fusion data
- Collaborate with hardware and software teams to ensure model compatibility with embedded systems and available compute resources
- Develop techniques for edge-case detection, dataset curation, and self-healing model behavior in dynamic, non-ideal environments
- Apply active learning, domain adaptation, and synthetic data strategies to improve model robustness and generalization
- Work closely with RF and sensor teams to integrate complementary signal data into multimodal classification and detection pipelines
- Own model evaluation processes and benchmarking across hardware platforms and field conditions
- Maintain best practices for model versioning, traceability, and validation in safety-critical applications
- Skills
- Lead the design, training, and deployment of computer vision and perception models for tasks such as vessel detection, classification, and tracking
- Architect and optimize inference pipelines for real-time performance on edge devices, including GPU-accelerated and mixed-precision inference
- Implement and refine algorithms for scene understanding, object segmentation, and environmental awareness using both image and sensor fusion data
- Collaborate with hardware and software teams to ensure model compatibility with embedded systems and available compute resources
- Develop techniques for edge-case detection, dataset curation, and self-healing model behavior in dynamic, non-ideal environments
- Apply active learning, domain adaptation, and synthetic data strategies to improve model robustness and generalization
- Work closely with RF and sensor teams to integrate complementary signal data into multimodal classification and detection pipelines
- Own model evaluation processes and benchmarking across hardware platforms and field conditions
- Maintain best practices for model versioning, traceability, and validation in safety-critical applications
- Bachelors, Master's or PhD in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Robotics, or related field
- 8+ years of experience in applied perception or computer vision, in performance critical applications
- Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
- Experience with model optimization techniques such as pruning, quantization, or TensorRT deployment
- Strong understanding of classical vision (OpenCV) as well as modern deep learning methods
- Familiarity with maritime, aerospace, or other harsh-environment sensing applications is a strong plus
- Experience with sensor fusion, Kalman filtering, or multi-modal neural networks
- Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and software design skills
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to lead technical direction and mentor junior engineers
- Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Flexible work hours and the option for remote work.
- Opportunities for professional development and continued education.
- Company Overview
- We are a defense technology company using proprietary AI robotics tech to build a sensor constellation to deliver unprecedented insights into global maritime activity. It was founded in 2023, and is headquartered in Washington, D.C, US, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://www.quartermaster.us.
- Company H1B Sponsorship
- Quartermaster AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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