• Engineer III

    General Atomics (Poway, CA)


    52008BR

    Company:

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

    Job Summary:

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.

     

    Join our Perception group to design and implement a real-time Dynamic Environment Model (DEM) to support multi-sensor fusion, track management, and sensor resource management across advanced unmanned systems. This role will design and implement the perception and fusion infrastructure that aggregates radar, EO/IR, ESM, and other sensor inputs into a coherent, uncertainty-aware spatiotemporal world model, enabling high-confidence situational awareness and autonomous decision-making. This role focuses on real-time systems, probabilistic fusion, tracking, data structures, and performance-critical C++.

    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

    + Build and optimize real-time DEM data structures:

    + Spatiotemporal voxel grids / occupancy & belief fields

    + Confidence, decay, and provenance tracking

    + Implement deterministic fusion + perception infrastructure:

    + Sensor synchronization, buffering, time alignment, calibration

    + Real-time data association and multi-sensor integration

    + Support tracking engineers implementing IMM-EKF/UKF, JPDA, and data association models

    + Design and maintain low-latency transport (ZMQ/DDS/ROS2, shared memory, lock-free queues)

    + Develop tools for:

    + Replay and Monte-Carlo evaluation

    + Field test debug & metrics

    + Live introspection and visualization of DEM states & tracks

    + Collaboration

    + Work closely with:

    + Tracking & state estimation engineers

    + ML engineers building feature and occupancy networks

    + Autonomy stack and mission systems teams

    + Contribute to sim-to-real validation

     

    We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

    Job ID#:

    52008BR

    Job Category:

    Engineering

    Travel Percentage Required:

    0% - 25%

    Full-Time/Part-Time:

    Full-Time Salary

    State:

    California

    Clearance Level:

    Secret

    Pay Range Low:

    81,080

    City:

    Poway

     

    Clearance Required?:

     

    Desired

    Pay Range High:

    141,650

    Recruitment Posting Title:

    Perception Engineer

    Job Qualifications:

    + Typically requires a bachelors, masters degree or PhD in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive machine learning engineering experience as follows; five or more years of experience with a bachelors degree or three or more years of experience with a masters degree. May substitute equivalent machine learning engineer experience in lieu of education.

    + Strong C++ and Python

    + Experience with:

    + Multi-sensor fusion (IR/Radar/ESM ideal)

    + Real-time systems, concurrency, memory optimization

    + Kalman-family filters and uncertainty modeling

    + Familiarity with:

    + JPDA / multi-target tracking frameworks

    + DDS / ZMQ / ROS2 or similar messaging

    + Spatiotemporal mapping or occupancy grid systems

    + STAP/DPCA basics or RF signal chain awareness

    + Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD security clearance required.

     

    US Citizenship Required?:

     

    Yes

    Experience Level:

    Mid-Level (3-7 years)

     

    Relocation Assistance Provided?:

     

    No

    Workstyle:

    Hybrid