Mach Industries is building faster, smarter defense infrastructure for the modern era. Backed by Khosla and Sequoia.
About the role
Mach Industries is building an AI-forward autonomy stack for contested environments where GPS and other sensing are unavailable or unreliable. As a Perception Engineer, you will design, train, and deploy state-of-the-art vision and multi-sensor perception systems that enable navigation, targeting, and automatic target recognition on our product lines. You’ll work across deep learning, computer vision, and embedded systems to bring research-grade algorithms to real-world deployments.
What they're looking for
- Production C++ on Linux and Python for ML/tooling, profiling, optimization, and rigorous testing discipline. Experience diving into CUDA backends for performance optimization and debugging
- Strong with modern detection/segmentation/tracking (e.g., Retina/FCOS/DETR/Mask2D/Video models) and training/fine-tuning in PyTorch
- Proven experience building large, diverse datasets, labeling/QA pipelines, augmentation, experiment tracking, and reproducible training
- Hands-on with model compression (INT8/FP16), runtime optimization, and real-time constraints
- EO/IR imagery experience and working with real flight/test data in challenging environments
- 7+ years of experience with either a BS/MS/PhD in CS/EE/Robotics or similar, or equivalent experience, track record shipping ML models to production
More about this role
Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition.
Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security.
Mach Industries is building an AI-forward autonomy stack for contested environments where GPS and other sensing are unavailable or unreliable. As a Perception Engineer, you will design, train, and deploy state-of-the-art vision and multi-sensor perception systems that enable navigation, targeting, and automatic target recognition on our product lines. You’ll work across deep learning, computer vision, and embedded systems to bring research-grade algorithms to real-world deployments.
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