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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Job Summary

We are a fast-growing, mission-driven company developing advanced military Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) systems for the U.S. Department of Defense. Our platforms operate in challenging real-world environments and support capabilities such as autonomous navigation, precision guidance, visual target tracking, GPS-denied operation, path planning, and obstacle avoidance. We are seeking a Sr. Computer Vision Engineer to develop and improve our multi-camera visual target tracking algorithms for UAV systems. The primary focus of this role is building robust computer vision algorithms that track moving targets across multiple cameras and challenging environments. This role involves integrating modern deep learning object detectors with classical computer vision, evaluating performance using flight data, and deploying production-quality algorithms on embedded systems. You will work across the full development pipeline—from algorithm design and simulation to flight testing on operational platforms.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

Develop and improve visual target tracking algorithms for UAV systems using camera and sensor data.
Integrate modern deep learning object detectors, classifiers, and re-identification models (e.g., YOLO-style detectors) to improve tracking robustness.
Maintain target identity as objects move across multiple camera fields of view without relying on geolocation.
Evaluate and refine algorithms using flight data, simulation, and controlled testing to ensure robustness to edge cases.
Implement high-performance algorithms in C++ for deployment on embedded Linux platforms.
Work closely with flight test engineers and system developers to validate performance through simulation, analysis, and live flight tests.
Support development of robotics algorithms for state estimation, navigation, and guidance.
Fuse data from sensors including cameras, IMUs, GPS, magnetometers, laser range finders, and barometers.
Contribute to integration with PX4-based flight control systems.
Support integration and testing of new sensors and payloads.
Contribute to embedded software components such as sensor interfaces, timing, and synchronization.

Job Qualifications

Master’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field strongly preferred.
Strong background in computer vision and camera models.
4+ years of experience developing computer vision or perception algorithms.
4+ years of experience working on robotics, autonomous systems, or aerospace platforms.
Experience implementing robotics algorithms such as visual tracking, state estimation (e.g., Kalman filtering), perception pipelines, or vision-based deep learning integration.
Strong software development skills in C++, Python, and C.
Experience developing software for Linux-based embedded systems.
Experience working with sensors such as IMUs, cameras, magnetometers, GPS, laser range finders, and barometers.
Understanding of feedback control systems and practical tuning methods.
Experience integrating deep learning object detectors (e.g., YOLO-style detectors) into perception pipelines preferred.
Experience with visual SLAM or visual odometry systems preferred.
Experience working with multi-camera systems or multi-object tracking preferred.
Experience with UAV flight testing or aerial robotics platforms preferred.

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, refugee, or otherwise eligible to obtain the required U.S. export control authorization from the Departments of State or Commerce.

About Teledyne FLIR Defense

Join Teledyne FLIR Defense, where we're dedicated to supporting critical missions with an exciting range of cutting-edge technologies. Our products include advanced surveillance sensors, unmanned air and ground vehicles, sensing devices used to detect chemicals, biological agents, radiation and explosives, and a host of other solutions that help warfighters, first responders, and search-and-rescue teams do their jobs better.

We're looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense and Public Safety industries. If you’re mission-driven to globally collaborate on solutions that can change the battlefield and save lives, we invite you to explore our current opportunities.

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Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.