etc. (Exploration Technology Corp.) | Vision Systems Engineer | ONSITE San Francisco, CA | $160K-$210K base + equity
etc. (Exploration Technology Corp.) ONSITE San Francisco, CA
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At etc, we are actively developing cutting-edge exploration and defense missions — including space-based IR sensing and interceptor systems. If you join the team, you will have the opportunity to work on hardware and software for US Department of Defense missions, NASA programs, and much more.
We're hiring a hands-on Vision Systems Engineer to own the detection, tracking, and target discrimination software stack for a real-time space-based IR sensing program supporting US national security missions. Your job is the vision algorithms: turning LWIR imagery into high-confidence track and guidance outputs in real time, on embedded space hardware, in demanding engagement environments.
Location: In person in South Park, San Francisco, California.
Apply: https://ats.rippling.com/etc/jobs/3300a2a6-a2af-4b7a-b44a-1a41b07405a5
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