Perception Engineer, AI

True Anomaly
Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA
Posted 5 months ago
Posted 29 April 2026
full-time

About the Role

Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.

OUR MISSION

True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.

OUR VALUES

  • Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
  • What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
  • It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.

BENEFITS & PERKS*

  • Best-in-class healthcare: 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, with HSA/HRA options
  • Generous time off: Flexible Time Off (FTO) for exempt employees, accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees, plus 12 paid holidays; Parental Leave; Sick Leave
  • Fuel for your day: Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees
  • And more: 401(k) retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, and Dog Fridays
  • Equity participation: Equity is included as part of our total compensation package, giving you an opportunity to share in the company’s success.

*Do not apply to fixed term and temporary roles

YOUR MISSION

You will architect and deploy the perception systems that enable autonomous spacecraft operations in contested environments. Your algorithms will track satellites during close-proximity rendezvous, reconstruct 3D geometry for inspection missions, and detect threats in real-time from on-orbit sensors. The neural networks you optimize will run on space-qualified processors with strict power budgets. The tracking filters you design will maintain custody through occlusions, tumbles, and adversarial maneuvers. Your work bridges cutting-edge perception research and flight-ready systems that operate autonomously for months without ground intervention. You will own the perception stack end-to-end: from algorithm design through hardware-in-the-loop validation to on-orbit operation. This is perception engineering where mistakes have consequences, where your code operates in vacuum, and where the systems you build secure the space domain for the United States and its Allies.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Drive the architecture for the image processing, object tracking, and pose estimation pipelines for the next generation of Jackal spacecraft
  • Design and implement robust perception, object detection, and tracking algorithms in C++
  • Perform statistical analysis to support algorithm characterization and verification
  • Test and verify your algorithms via software and hardware in the loop simulation
  • Work with the software team to integrate your algorithms into flight software 

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, robotics, or a similar discipline
  • Experienced with C/C++ and Python
  • 2+ years of experience with implementing perception and tracking algorithms deployed in real world systems
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and solve complex problems with first principles approaches
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