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GNC Engineer, Tracking Level 2

Singularity Defense Corp· Software & GNC
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Gardena, CAFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Software engineer focused on real-time tracking, state estimation, and multi-sensor fusion for embedded autonomous systems, interfacing with guidance/navigation, computer vision, and real-time software engineering in a stealth-mode Aerospace & Defense startup.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement real-time tracking and state estimation algorithms for airborne and autonomous systems
  • Develop and maintain multi-target tracking pipelines using camera, IMU, and additional sensor inputs
  • Implement filtering and sensor fusion algorithms including: EKF, UKF, Particle Filters, IMM / Multiple-Model Estimators, Smoothing and probabilistic estimation methods
  • Build robust track management systems including: Track initiation and deletion, Measurement gating, Data association, Covariance management, Occlusion handling, Track confidence scoring
  • Interface tracking systems with modern computer vision pipelines and detectors
  • Integrate asynchronous measurements from heterogeneous sensors with differing latencies and update rates
  • Optimize algorithms for embedded compute platforms including NVIDIA Jetson-class hardware
  • Develop low-latency real-time software in C++ for deployment in operational environments
  • Work closely with guidance, autonomy, perception, and controls engineers
  • Build simulation and replay environments for estimator validation and performance analysis
  • Analyze estimator stability, observability, and numerical robustness under degraded conditions

Qualifications

  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or related field
  • Strong experience with state estimation, tracking, or sensor fusion systems
  • Strong C++ software engineering experience
  • Experience implementing real-time systems on Linux
  • Solid understanding of: Linear algebra, Probability and statistics, Coordinate frames and transformations, Kinematics and dynamics, Numerical methods
  • Experience with one or more of the following: Multi-object tracking, Visual-inertial estimation, SLAM, Radar tracking, EO/IR tracking systems, Guidance and navigation systems
  • Familiarity with computer vision pipelines and detector outputs
  • Experience consuming outputs from CV frameworks such as: TensorRT, DeepStream, OpenCV, PyTorch/TensorRT inference pipelines
  • Experience debugging noisy real-world sensor systems

Skills

Required:Real-time trackingMulti-sensor fusionC++

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity package
  • High ownership and technical autonomy
  • Opportunity to work on advanced autonomous systems
  • Access to cutting-edge embedded compute and sensing hardware
  • Fast-paced engineering environment with direct mission impact
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Singularity Defense Corp

Singularity is answering humanity’s call to engineer counter-weapon systems at scale. We build to protect people on the battlefield and at home.

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