The Modular Interceptor Platform. Backed by Y Combinator.
About the role
We are looking for a Sensing and Perception Engineer to own Wardstone’s entire sensing system from sensor selection and integration to low-level image pipelines to real-time target tracking. You will work at the intersection of sensor hardware, computer vision algorithms, embedded systems, optics, and vehicle guidance. This role is central to Wardstone’s mission. Your system determine whether an interceptor knows where to go!
What they're looking for
- B.S. in EE, CS, Physics, Robotics, or similar
- Strong experience with IR/EO camera systems, Radar, imaging physics, calibration, and noise modeling
- Deep proficiency in computer vision (OpenCV, NumPy, SciPy, C++/Python)
- Experience implementing real-time detection and tracking algorithms
- Understanding of signal processing, filtering, sensor fusion, and coordinate transforms
- Hands-on testing experience using thermal cameras, radar, calibration targets, or optical equipment
More about this role
We are looking for a Sensing and Perception Engineer to own Wardstone’s entire sensing system from sensor selection and integration to low-level image pipelines to real-time target tracking. You will work at the intersection of sensor hardware, computer vision algorithms, embedded systems, optics, and vehicle guidance.
This role is central to Wardstone’s mission. Your system determine whether an interceptor knows where to go!
You will work directly with founders, build test rigs, run high-speed experiments, and ship perception systems into hardware that performs real intercepts.
- Integrate sensor modules into avionics architecture.
- Own sensor selection, FOV analysis, lensing, NUC, calibration workflows, and driver integration.
- Develop high-reliability camera interfaces: SPI/I2C, MIPI, USB3, Ethernet, GMSL, or custom buses.
- Build perception pipelines capable of tracking high-speed objects with extremely low latency.
- Implement target detection, centroid extraction, filtering, gating, and motion-compensation algorithms.
- Develop robust tracking under noise, flare, thermal clutter, high dynamic range, and glint effects.
- Fuse IR/EO data with IMU, GPS, and onboard state...
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