The Nuclear Company · 1 day ago
Principal Vision Developer
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$198K/yr - $228K/yr
12+ years expThe Nuclear Company is the fastest growing startup in the nuclear and energy space creating a never before seen fleet-scale approach to building nuclear reactors. The Principal Vision Developer is a senior technical leadership role responsible for designing, developing, and deploying advanced computer vision and AI-powered visual systems that transform nuclear construction, safety monitoring, and quality control.
Clean EnergyElectrical DistributionNuclear
Responsibilities
Design AI systems comparing site images to BIM models for automated progress tracking
Build real-time video analytics detecting construction issues and design deviations
Train deep learning models (CNNs, YOLO, R-CNN, transformers) for object detection and segmentation
Develop defect detection for welds, concrete, and structural installations
Implement 3D reconstruction and photogrammetry for digital twins
Deploy and manage multi-camera networks (fixed, PTZ, thermal, drone)
Integrate AI cameras into IoT sensor networks
Implement camera calibration, synchronization, and detection pipelines
Optimize bandwidth for large-scale video streaming
Build AI systems for PPE compliance detection (helmets, vests, glasses)
Develop perimeter monitoring and unauthorized access detection
Create automated safety violation alerts and hazard detection
Implement material classification and work package completion tracking
Build truck/material arrival detection at gates
Integrate vision systems with Nuclear OS platform
Deploy models on edge devices, cloud, and hybrid infrastructure
Build APIs, microservices, and data pipelines
Create real-time dashboards for progress, safety, and quality metrics
Develop robotic vision for autonomous navigation and inspection
Lead cross-functional teams (data scientists, engineers, domain experts)
Establish vision system standards for nuclear environments
Evaluate emerging technologies (foundation models, vision transformers)
Qualification
Required
12+ years in computer vision, ML, or AI development
5+ years in senior/lead technical role
Expert: OpenCV, scikit-image, classical CV (SLAM, optical flow, feature extraction)
3D vision: stereo vision, structure from motion, photogrammetry
Video analytics and real-time processing
Camera integration, protocols (ONVIF, RTSP, GigE Vision)
Multi-camera synchronization, video compression (H.264, H.265)
VMS/NVR systems, bandwidth optimization
Expert: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras
Architectures: ResNet, YOLO, Mask R-CNN, ViT
Model training, optimization, transfer learning
Expert: Python, C++
GPU programming (CUDA, cuDNN)
MLOps (MLflow, TensorBoard), Docker, Kubernetes
Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Image annotation tools (Labelbox, CVAT)
Data pipelines, ETL, versioning (DVC)
Edge computing, model optimization (TensorRT, ONNX)
Construction processes, quality control, safety
BIM models, CAD, 3D visualization
Preferred
Industrial, construction, or manufacturing experience preferred
Ph.D. in Computer Vision/ML
Publications in CVPR, ICCV, ECCV
Nuclear/energy industry experience
Robotics or autonomous systems background
Open-source contributions
Nuclear facility operations (preferred)
Benefits
Competitive compensation packages
401k with company match
Medical, dental, vision plans
Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
Company
The Nuclear Company
The Nuclear Company enables the deployment of nuclear power plants at fleet-scale by integrating government and industry partners.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$46.3MKey Investors
Eclipse
2025-05-15Series A· $46.3M
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