Senior Vision & Perception Engineer

pYou want to help protect western values? You want to protect people and critical infrastructure – ultimately saving the lives of thousands. /p pYou want to work at the frontier of high‑performance autonomous systems. /p pJoin us at CDDS to bring next‑generation control, guidance, and state‑estimation algorithms into high-speed kinetic interceptor drones. /p h3Your Mission /h3 pWe are looking for a Senior Vision Perception Engineer to architect and optimise our low-latency vision pipeline running on NVIDIA Jetson platforms. You will develop, tune, and extend DeepStream-based pipelines in C++, integrate differential‑imaging workflows, and ensure end‑to‑end real‑time performance. /p pYou will collaborate with robotics, control, and embedded engineers and build the perception backbone that enables high-speed interception. /p h3Tasks /h3 h3Core Responsibilities /h3 ulliImplement and optimize vision pipelines in C++ for low-latency object detection and tracking /liliDevelop high-speed detection and tracking algorithms on Jetson platforms /liliOptimise TensorRT inference performance /liliProfile and tune performance down to kernel-level bottlenecks /liliMaintain GPU-accelerated development containers and CI pipelines /li /ul h3Requirements /h3 h3Your Profile /h3 ulliMSc/PhD in Computer Vision, Robotics, CS, or similar /liliExpert knowledge in DeepStream, GStreamer, and low‑level video pipelines /liliStrong C++ skills and experience with CUDA, TensorRT, or Jetson optimisation /liliStrong background in modern detection models (YOLO, EfficientDet, etc.) /liliExperience with ROS2 and multi‑process robotic systems /liliComfortable with rapid field‑testing cycles and high‑ownership environments /li /ul h3Benefits /h3 h3Why CDDS /h3 ulliDirect impact on a mission‑critical technology shaping Europe’s security landscape /liliFast‑moving startup environment with high ownership /liliWork with a highly technical, ambitious, and hands‑on team /liliReal‑world testing, deployments, and customer demonstrations /liliAttractive compensation /li /ul h3Details /h3 pLocation: Schlieren (Zürich), on‑site /p pStart date: ASAP /p pEnvironment: High‑impact deep‑tech startup working on real deployments /p #J-18808-Ljbffr