Senior Staff Software Engineer, Perception

AeroVect
United StatesFull-timePosted Sep 15, 2026

About the role

Who We Are

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day-to-day operations. We are a Series A company backed by top-tier venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving. Our customers include some of the world’s largest airlines and ground handling providers. For more information, visit www.aerovect.com.

You will

Architect 3D object detection models, including multi-modal approaches (camera, LiDAR, Radar).

Build and maintain data collection and evaluation (metrics) pipeline.

Develop a proprietary multi-modal dataset for training and evaluation.

Train, deploy and monitor 2D/3D object detection models to production.

Build and execute a roadmap for the perception system

Mentor junior engineers about best practices.

You have

Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Deep Learning, or a related field.

7+ years of focused experience in architecting and deploying 2D/3D object detection models.

Worked on entire perception stack (sensing, preprocessing, detection & tracking)

Python proficiency

The ability to identify gaps and lead cross functional projects

We Prefer

PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related discipline

Full stack AV knowledge

Experience in architecting perception systems (detection & tracking)

Publications in major conferences like CVPR, ICRA, NeurIPS, IJCAI, AAAI etc

Responsibilities

  • Architect 3D object detection models, including multi-modal approaches
  • Build and maintain data collection and evaluation pipeline
  • Develop a proprietary multi-modal dataset for training and evaluation
  • Train, deploy and monitor 2D/3D object detection models to production
  • Build and execute a roadmap for the perception system
  • Mentor junior engineers about best practices

Qualifications

  • Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Deep Learning, or a related field
  • 7+ years of focused experience in architecting and deploying 2D/3D object detection models
  • Worked on entire perception stack (sensing, preprocessing, detection & tracking)
  • Python proficiency
  • Ability to identify gaps and lead cross functional projects

Skills mentioned

PythonDeep LearningNeural NetworksComputer VisionMachine LearningData EngineeringData PipelinesModel DeploymentModel MonitoringEmbedded Systems

About AeroVect

AI-powered airport logistics automation solutions, trusted by the world's largest airlines and airports.

Airlines and Aviation51-200 employeesSouth San Francisco, California