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Our photonics process incoming light before it reaches the sensor, so the computation happens passively in the light itself. We are an early-stage team in Somerville by founders from MIT and Harvard, working under NASA and DARPA contracts and backed by Lockheed Martin and Sumitomo. Our systems are headed for satellites that protect assets in orbit and on the ground, and for telescopes hunting Earth-like planets around other stars. You would be joining early, with real hardware to build and real missions to put it on.\nThe Role\nWe are hiring a Computer Vision Engineer to build the models at the center of our Quantum Vision System. Our photonics do part of the computation in light before it reaches the sensor and your models finish it. You will own the imaging pipeline from raw sensor output to actionable detections: physics-based reconstruction and de-noising, detection and tracking, and deployment on the embedded hardware that flies. You will work directly with our optical and opto-mechanical engineers to build an end-to-end model of the imaging chain, from photons to outputs, so optics and algorithms can be optimized together. The first systems you work on are headed to space.\nYou have built multi-sensor fusion on real sensors and have shipped estimators and learned models that had to work on hardware, not just on benchmarks. You are comfortable with probabilistic models and deep learning in the same week. You want a problem nobody has solved yet and the hardware to test it on.\nNote: This position \nrequires \n U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent resident status, or eligibility for authorization under U.S. export control regulations (ITAR/EAR).\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign, train, and deploy computer vision models for imaging and perception tasks like image reconstruction, detection, classification, and tracking tailored to our optical front end.\n\nDevelop de-noising and image-restoration methods (classical and learned) that are robust to sensor noise, radiation effects, low light, and optical aberrations.\n\nBuild a cohesive, end-to-end model of the imaging chain coupling physics-based optical and sensor models with neural networks to enable joint optimization of optics and algorithms.\n\nDesign and implement sensor fusion algorithms that combine camera data with other onboard sensors using probabilistic and learned approaches.\n\nIntegrate vision and fusion outputs into the system's real-time control loop, defining interfaces, latency budgets, and failure modes together with controls and embedded engineers.\n\nOptimize and deploy models to resource-constrained edge hardware (e.g., embedded GPU, FPGA, or SoC), including quantization, pruning, and runtime profiling.\n\nBuild data pipelines and simulation tools for synthetic and lab-captured datasets, including calibration, labeling, and domain-gap analysis between simulation and hardware.\n\nDefine metrics and run hardware-in-the-loop experiments in the lab to validate algorithm performance on real sensor data.\n\nDocument designs and results clearly, and contribute to technical reviews and the team's shared codebase and best practices.\n\nQualifications\nRequired:\nM.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field.\n\n3+ years of industry experience developing and deploying computer vision or perception systems on real sensors.\n\nHands-on experience with multi-sensor measurement fusion: combining measurements from multiple imaging or onboard sensors into one estimate or image, using probabilistic and learned methods.\n\nHands-on experience with computational imaging: image de-noising, restoration, or reconstruction.\n\nStrong grounding in estimation theory and inverse problems and hands-on experience with deep learning for imaging.\n\nExperience designing experiments that hold up: ablations, baselines, uncertainty quantification.\n\nStrong proficiency in Python and PyTorch (or equivalent deep learning framework), with working knowledge of C++.\n\nSolid foundation in image formation, camera models, and calibration, and in the noise characteristics of imaging sensors.\n\nSolid software engineering practices: version control, testing, and reproducible experiments.\n\nThis an on-site in Somerville, MA, alongside the hardware team.\n\nPreferred:\nBackground in aerospace, defense, robotics, or autonomous systems, ideally with space or airborne sensors.\n\nRobotics state estimation: Kalman filters, factor graphs, fusing IMU, GPS, and lidar.\n\nPhysics-informed or differentiable optics models, or end-to-end optics-algorithm co-design.\n\nDeploying models to edge or embedded platforms (e.g., TensorRT, ONNX Runtime, NVIDIA Jetson).\n\nFPGA or hardware-accelerated inference (e.g., Vitis AI, HLS).\n\nNon-visible imaging (e.g., infrared, multispectral, or hyperspectral) or event-based sensors.\n\nPublications or open-source contributions in sensor fusion, computational imaging, or computer vision.\n\nBenefits\nCompetitive salary and stock options.\n\nMedical, dental and vision on 1st day.\n\nCompany 401K match.\n\nOwnership in the company and seeing your code fly in space.\n\nEqual Opportunity Employer:\nDiffraqtion is committed to fostering an inclusive and meritocratic workplace. We provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Diffraqtion is committed to equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Applicants who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process may contact .\nIT IS UNLAWFUL IN MASSACHUSETTS TO REQUIRE OR ADMINISTER A LIE DETECTOR TEST AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT OR CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT. 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