# Engineering Manager, Perception AI at True Anomaly

- Company: True Anomaly
- What the company does: Delivering decisive capabilities for space superiority. Backed by Accel and Menlo.
- Company website: https://www.trueanomaly.space/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Denver, CO OR Long Beach, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $205K to $315K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-16
- Apply by: 2026-10-31
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/trueanomalyinc/jobs/5240091007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/true-anomaly-engineering-manager-perception-ai/

## About the role

Build and lead the perception AI team that enables autonomous spacecraft operations in complex operational environments. Your team will develop world models and generative AI for photorealistic synthetic training data, multi-target tracking and sensor fusion for object discrimination, edge-deployed AI models for on-orbit operations, and camera calibration systems maintaining performance through environmental variations.

## What they're looking for

- - Education: Master's degree in computer science, robotics, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related technical field, Ph.D. or Bachelor's degree with equivalent professional experience also accepted
- Experience: 8+ years of experience in computer vision, robotics, autonomous systems, or perception AI engineering with at least 4-5 years in people management, leading teams of 4+ engineers
- People Management: Demonstrated track record of building, growing, and developing high-performing engineering teams including hiring, performance management, and career development
- Leadership: Proven ability to lead through influence, manage stakeholder expectations, drive execution in ambiguous environments, and deliver results through others
- Technical Foundation: Strong foundation in perception AI with depth in synthetic data generation, multi-object tracking, sensor fusion, or edge AI deployment (sufficient for technical oversight and credibility)
- Domain Knowledge: Experience with resource-constrained perception AI deployment, real-time vision systems, or aerospace applications operating under strict compute, power, and thermal budgets

Tags: Autonomy Engineering