Perception Engineer - Talent Pool Q426/Q127

Arctic Research and Development builds autonomous systems designed to operate reliably and intelligently in the Arctic. The Perception Engineer will develop and deploy computer vision, sensor fusion, and machine learning systems for autonomous platforms operating in extreme, low-visibility environments, including supporting field deployments and cross-functional sensor integration.

Responsibilities:

• Design and deploy perception pipelines for Arctic autonomous platforms (surface, subsurface, aerial)
• Fuse multi-modal sensor data (vision, LiDAR, radar, IMU, GNSS) for situational awareness and autonomy
• Build ML models for ice classification, terrain mapping, and obstacle detection in low-visibility conditions
• Train, evaluate, and harden ML models against snow cover, ice glare, low sun angles, and polar night conditions
• Create synthetic training data and simulation environments for Arctic-specific scenarios
• Work closely with mechanical, electrical, RF, and autonomy teams to co-design sensor placement, calibration, and integration
• Support field deployments in the Arctic and iterate rapidly based on real-world data