AION ROBOTICS CORPORATION · 3 months ago
Senior Edge AI Perception Engineer
Arvada, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $250K/yrAION Robotics Corporation is a rapidly growing startup manufacturing advanced autonomous ground vehicles for critical infrastructure monitoring. They are seeking a highly skilled Senior Edge AI Perception Engineer to design, optimize, and deploy deep learning models for real-time autonomous vehicle perception systems.
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Responsibilities
Neural Network Model Development & Optimization
Build and manage optimized neural network pipelines tailored for edge deployment in autonomous vehicle systems
Implement, compress, and optimize models (pruning, quantization, scheduling) to run on GPU, DLA, and Tensor cores
Work with architectures including monocular depth models, YoloX, PeopleNet, ResNet, and others
Leverage NVIDIA DeepStream, TensorRT, CUDA, and TAO Toolkit to create high-performance perception pipelines
Manage model/hardware resource allocation across GPU/DLA for real-time scheduling and execution
Optimize pipelines “lens-to-detections” meeting ultra-low latency constraints on embedded devices such as NVIDIA Orin & Thor
Apply real-time geometric transforms to object detections and semantic segmentation results for geo-referencing and LiDAR point cloud filtering
CUDA accelerated 3D Terrain mapping
Develop and maintain automated data collection pipelines, including dataset formatting, labeling workflows (CVAT), and fine-tuning for custom training
Implement real-time dewarped camera pipelines using GMSL drivers, VIC, and ARGUS APIs on embedded platforms
Collaborate with hardware engineers to achieve consistent calibration and synchronization across multiple sensors
Stay up to date with bleeding-edge advancements in neural networks, edge AI optimization, and autonomous perception
Rapidly prototype and validate new models and methods for production deployment
Qualification
Required
Direct real-world experience in computer vision, deep learning, or edge AI systems
Strong proficiency with CUDA, TensorRT, NVIDIA DeepStream, TAO Toolkit, PyTorch/TensorFlow
Demonstrated experience with model optimization techniques (e.g., pruning, quantization, distillation, scheduling)
Hands-on experience deploying AI pipelines to embedded edge platforms (preferably NVIDIA Jetson Orin or Thor)
Expertise in object detection, semantic segmentation, and depth estimation
Solid understanding of real-time embedded system constraints and low-latency optimization strategies
Strong programming skills in C++ and Python
Preferred
Experience with low-level camera system integration, including ISP tuning, intrinsic & extrinsic calibration algorithms, multi-camera synchronization and fusion
Familiarity with sensor fusion pipelines combining camera, LiDAR, and IMU
Direct experience working in autonomous vehicles, robotics, ROS2 or safety-critical perception systems
Benefits
Restricted Stock Options
Aggressive Annual Bonus & Base Salary Reviews
Personalized PTO
Wellness Program
401K Retirement Plan
Medical, Vision & Dental
Company
AION ROBOTICS CORPORATION
Our rugged autonomous vehicles bring Industry 4.0 to outdoor commercial jobsites through the automation of infrastructure monitoring, maintenance and inspection tasks.
Founded in 2016
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Nicholas Nunno
Chief Executive Officer
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