Senior Computer Vision Engineer

• Be one of the first members of a high-performing team, designing and developing autonomous countermeasures to protect allied countries from aerial threats
• Own, design, develop, document and test state of the art perception pipelines for situational awareness and detection, identification and tracking of targets
• Integrate, evaluate and fuse data coming from EO/IR, IMUs, radars and other sources
• Be hands-on, working close to the hardware when needed during development and tests
• Draft and review documentation and design documents
• Be a team player and a mentor, being available to support and grow the team when needed

Do you have experience in Python?, Do you have a Master's degree?, You are an experienced and highly-motivated Computer Vision Engineer that has worked with mission-critical autonomous systems, ideally flying robots and precision-guided munitions., * Master's degree or PhD in Computer Vision, Robotics, or equivalent

• Proficiency with one production language (C++) and one prototyping language (Python)
• Demonstrated ability to produce production-grade, highly optimized target code
• Demonstrated ownership of complex, production-grade perception pipelines in commercial systems
• Strong experience with ROS2 and distributed systems
• Strong understanding of control systems
• Experience with multi-modal sensor fusion (IMUs, radars, lasers, etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills in written and spoken English; French or Dutch is a plus
• You are a self-starter, able to work in a high-ambiguity environment and willing to take up new challenges, * Experience with VIO/SLAM
• Experience with drones (quadcopters, VTOL) or precision-guided munitions
• Experience with IR/thermal imaging
• Previous experience in the defense industry

• Attractive compensation
• Year-end bonus eligibility
• Stock Options Plan eligibility
• Mobility Budget
• 32 days of holidays
• Meal vouchers
• Private Health insurance

We are building a core team of hard-working people. If you want to join a company with tremendous impact and you are autonomous, creative and driven, we want to hear from you!

Sphere Defense offers attractive compensation, stock options, and a unique opportunity to change the global defense landscape.

This role is only open to candidates with right to work in Belgium. We cannot provide visa sponsorship at this time.   If you require alternative methods of application or screening, you must approach the employer directly to request this as Indeed is not responsible for the employer's application process.

Sphere Defense is a fully funded technology startup with the mission of providing allied countries with sovereign, effective and seamless autonomous countermeasures to neutralize todays' and tomorrow's aerial threats. Sphere Defense was founded by industry veterans with previous successful exits, and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, in the heart of Europe.