Job Abstract

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions. We thrive on finding and cultivating talented people who are passionate about what they do. Join us and be a part of the diverse Caltech community.

Job Summary

The work for this position will be performed as part of a DARPA-funded program that integrates nonlinear control, machine learning and safety in order to improve the ability of smart autonomous cranes to safely transfer cargo between large ships in the open oceans. The successful candidate will work with researchers to develop and implement computer vision and perception algorithms that enable real-time and highly automated analysis of boat motion and safety-critical maneuvering room.

Essential Job Duties

The primary work is to collaborate with researchers in the development, coding, and characterization of computer vision and perception algorithms. The algorithms must also be tested and refined on an experimental test-bed and integrated within an overall system software architecture.

Basic Qualifications

• B.S. degree or higher in electrical engineering or computer science required. 
• Must have ability to code in Python and/or C++. 

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. degree.
• Familiarity with the ROS robot programming environment is very desirable, as is familiarity with modern computer vision tools such as OpenCV and large vision models, such as transformer-based vision.

Required Documents

• Resume