Observable Space
Computer Vision Engineer
$190K–$230K
Los Angeles, CA · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in a relevant commercial or academic research field.
About the job
Develops and validates computer vision and image-processing algorithms and pipelines for space observation systems, from camera sensor readout through cloud data delivery.
What you'll do
- Track research in SDA/SSA, photometry, and image processing; develop proof-of-concept implementations with software teams.
- Evaluate, train, and customize vision models; design simulated data and validate algorithms against real-world data.
- Own end-to-end image-processing pipelines and lead multidisciplinary research projects.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of experience in a relevant commercial or academic research field.
- Strong foundation in mathematics or computational mathematics and demonstrated first-principles engineering and science.
- Professional programming ability in C++ or C.
- Experience training machine-learning models with PyTorch or TensorFlow and using classical vision techniques, especially OpenCV.
Nice to have
- Master’s or Ph.D. in Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Knowledge or experience in astrodynamics.
Pay
$190K – $230K USD base salary
Tools
C++, C, PyTorch, TensorFlow, OpenCV, Unet, vision transformer, resenet
AI focus
Train and customize computer vision and machine-learning models for image processing and algorithm validation.
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