Computer Vision Lead

Computer Vision Lead | €150k, EuropeLumyn has partnered with a venture-backed defence technology company that builds autonomous drone systems. They are looking to bring on a Computer vision lead.The roleYou'll lead computer vision across the company's drone platforms. It's a hands-on lead role. You set the roadmap and build the team, and you still write and ship code. Your code runs in real time on edge hardware, on a moving platform.What you'll do- Own the computer vision roadmap and tie its milestones to product releases.- Build real-time detection and classification of objects seen from the air.- Track multiple objects across frames and cameras.- Develop visual SLAM and visual navigation for outdoor flight.- Get models running on embedded compute fast enough for flight.- Benchmark every change on real flight data and in simulation.- Hire computer vision engineers and grow them into a strong team.- Set the standard for code review and documentation.What you'll bring- A degree in computer science, robotics or a related field. A PhD is a plus.- Computer vision you have shipped into a real product.- Deep learning with PyTorch or TensorFlow.- Object detection models such as YOLO or Faster R-CNN.- Multi-object tracking.- Visual SLAM and structure from motion.- Strong C++ and Python. ROS is a plus.- OpenCV and CUDA, with real-time video processing.- Experience leading engineers, as a team lead or as the technical lead on a vision product.What's on offer- €100,000 to €150,000 base, plus stock options.- Hybrid working from Munich, or London- Ownership of the vision team and its roadmap.