Perception Engineer, Missile Defense

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Perception Engineer, Missile Defense in USA new

True Anomaly
Full time
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USA
10/26/2026
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Denver, CO

Responsibilities

Drive architecture for image-processing, multi-object tracking, and discrimination pipelines for space-based missile defense.
Design and implement multi-band EO/IR image processing in C++, including non-uniformity correction, radiometric calibration, band registration, frame stacking, adaptive detection, and PSF photometry.
Develop physics-based features and model thermal, optical, illumination, viewing-geometry, glint, optics, and detector phenomenology.
Design robust tracking for many closely spaced objects through occlusion and maneuvers.
Perform statistical analysis, Monte Carlo campaigns, and error-budget analysis to characterize and verify algorithm performance.
Test and verify algorithms through software- and hardware-in-the-loop simulation with high-fidelity scene generation.
Integrate perception algorithms into flight software with the software team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in physics, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science, or a similar discipline.
Experience with C/C++ and Python.
At least 2 years of experience implementing image-processing, detection, and tracking algorithms deployed in real-world systems.
Working knowledge of radiometry and infrared phenomenology.
Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and solve complex problems using first-principles approaches.
U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
Preferred qualifications include a master’s or PhD, missile defense or EO/IR sensor-program experience, expertise in EO/IR phenomenology, radiometric calibration, thermal modeling, focal-plane array characterization, nonlinear filtering, multi-object tracking, scene generation, sensor simulation, measured-data validation, and at least 2 years of professional production C/C++ experience.

Benefits

100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, with HSA/HRA options.
Flexible Time Off for exempt employees or accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees, plus 12 paid holidays, parental leave, and sick leave.
Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees.
401(k) retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, Dog Fridays, and equity participation.
Onsite role for candidates based near Denver, Colorado or Long Beach, California.

Salary: $125k - $270k/yr

True Anomaly

True Anomaly is the only defense technology company focused exclusively on space defense. Founded in 2022 by ex-U.S. Space Force members, True Anomaly designs and builds advanced systems for space superiority: agile and powerful spacecraft platforms, mission software engineered for unmatched comm...

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