True Anomaly
Perception Engineer, Missile Defense
$125K–$270K
Denver, CO +3 · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA
Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA - Experience
- 2+ years implementing image-processing, detection, and tracking algorithms in real-world systems. Preferred: 2+ years writing high-reliability, production C/C++ code.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in physics, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science, or a similar discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under ITAR. Also states U.S. citizenship and eligibility for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
About the job
Architects and deploys perception systems that process EO/IR imagery to detect, track, and discriminate objects for space-based missile defense.
What you'll do
- Design image-processing, multi-object tracking, and discrimination pipelines, including physics-based features and phenomenology models.
- Analyze and verify algorithm performance; test algorithms in software- and hardware-in-the-loop simulations.
- Integrate perception algorithms into flight software for space-qualified processors.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in physics, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science, or a similar discipline.
- Experience with C/C++ and Python.
- 2+ years of experience implementing image-processing, detection, and tracking algorithms deployed in real-world systems.
- Working knowledge of radiometry and infrared phenomenology; U.S. citizen and eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD in a similar discipline; experience with missile defense or EO/IR sensor programs.
- Expertise in EO/IR phenomenology, radiometric calibration, thermal modeling, focal-plane arrays, nonlinear filtering or multi-object tracking; experience with scene generation, sensor simulation, measured-data validation, or 2+ years writing high-reliability production C/C++.
Pay
$125,000 - $270,000 USD base salary
Tools
C/C++, Python, EO/IR, Monte Carlo, JPDA, MHT, IMM
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