Senior 3D Vision Engineer for Aerial Robotics (Remote available)
Fiducial · Remote · Munich / Delft / Remote ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Senior 3D Vision Engineer
- Fully remote available
- C++ and CUDA
- UAV and Robotics
- No visa sponsorship
You will drive the development of Fiducial Scout, focusing on interception detection, target acquisition, and GNSS-denied navigation. This position offers broad ownership over the technical roadmap and potential project leadership within a flat organization.
The team operates at the intersection of innovation and deployment, testing solutions across Europe. You will work with low-cost sensors and scalable software architectures in a deep-tech environment focused on autonomy and defense.
What you'll do
- Own core functionalities like collision avoidance and visual navigation
- Shape the short-to-medium-term development roadmap
- Guide technical direction as a project-based Tech Lead
- Coordinate implementation efforts for specific projects
- Ensure delivery within scope in a flat organization
What you'll need
- Strong experience with modern C++
- Background in real-time software for robotics or embedded systems
- Deep knowledge of 3D reconstruction and projective geometry
- Experience with 3D Gaussian Splatting or similar techniques
- Proficiency with quaternions and spatial math without frameworks
- Hands-on camera calibration in real-world conditions
- Expertise in sensor timestamp integrity and clock sync
- GPU programming skills using CUDA or OpenCL
- Experience with AI coding agents and prompt engineering
- High autonomy and determination to solve complex problems
Nice to have
- Experience integrating software on UAVs with onboard constraints
- Familiarity with current 3D vision academic literature
- Ability to pick up required background knowledge quickly
Stack
- C++
- CUDA
- OpenCL
- Vulkan
- OpenGL
- 3D Gaussian Splatting
How you'll work
- Full-time availability required (40 hours/week)
- Fully remote with regular travel to Delft and test sites
- Option to work from Delft hub with 2 days home office
- Access to future Munich office available
- Regular travel across Europe for flight testing
What you get
- 25 vacation days per year
- Reimbursed travel expenses
- Company laptop provided
- Flexible working hours
- High degree of project ownership
- Opportunity to take technical risks and iterate quickly
Hiring process
- Submit resume, website, or portfolio showing background
- Receive short follow-up questionnaire if potential fit
- Attend technical interview discussing real problems
- Discuss specifics and join the team upon success