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Help Aelir see everything.

Aelir builds onboard Physical SI that fuses every sensor on a vessel into one live picture, with no cloud. We are a Florida company and a member of the NVIDIA Inception program, and we are hiring our first engineers.

Orlando, FL · OnsiteFull-timeSalary + equityU.S. persons only
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Hiring our first two engineers.

Engineer number one

Senior Perception Engineer, Maritime Sensor Fusion

Orlando, FL (onsite) · Full-time · $160K–$190K base + 1.5–2.5% equity

The role

You own the perception stack end to end. Our first product, Aelir One, is a helm node for Jetson-class edge hardware. Today the fusion engine combines AIS, camera and pod reports into one tracked picture and checks AIS against sensors; radar, sonar and underwater acoustics are the inputs you would help add. The fusion problem is the core technical bet of the company, and it is yours to solve.

What you will own

  • Multi-sensor fusion architecture: radar, EO/IR cameras, sonar, AIS, and acoustic sensors into one track picture
  • Multi-target tracking, data association, and track lifecycle management in real time
  • Time synchronization and calibration across sensors running at disparate rates on a flexing, vibrating hull
  • Real-time performance inside a 15 to 30 watt compute budget with no cloud fallback
  • Edge deployment: quantization, TensorRT, and latency budgeting
  • Sea trials: get on the water, validate against ground truth, and iterate fast

What you bring

  • 5+ years building production perception, tracking, or sensor fusion systems (or equivalent depth from research)
  • Strong modern C++ and Python
  • Probabilistic robotics: Kalman filters, particle filters, factor graphs, data association
  • Real-time systems experience and ROS 2
  • You must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen or permanent resident); this work is ITAR-controlled

Nice to have

  • Maritime, defense, or autonomous vehicle background
  • CUDA and TensorRT edge deployment experience
  • Direct experience with radar, EO/IR, or sonar sensing
  • Small-team or startup experience
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Engineer number two

Embedded Robotics Engineer

Orlando, FL (onsite) · Full-time · $140K–$170K base + 1.0–2.0% equity

The role

You own the machine the intelligence runs on. Our first product, Aelir One, is a helm node built on Jetson-class edge hardware that must survive salt, vibration, and heat while fusing a full sensor suite in real time. You make the perception stack real on the boat.

What you will own

  • Jetson platform bring-up: board support, sensor drivers, and system integration
  • ROS 2 middleware and the software architecture around it
  • Vessel-to-vessel pod mesh networking, working with our systems advisor
  • Marine hardening: salt, vibration, humidity, and thermal design for life at sea
  • Power management inside tight budgets, including EMCON and comms-denied operation
  • Sea trials and field debugging: when it breaks on the water, you fix it on the water
  • Open standards: Signal K and NMEA 2000 integration

What you bring

  • 4+ years building on embedded Linux in C++ and Python
  • ROS 2 and real hardware integration: sensors, drivers, and the debugging that comes with them
  • Networking fundamentals; you will extend into mesh networking on the job
  • You must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen or permanent resident); this work is ITAR-controlled

Nice to have

  • Direct NVIDIA Jetson experience
  • Marine electronics background
  • RF and communications experience, including jam-resistant networking
  • Small-team or startup experience
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Onsite in Orlando, FL, at the center of the nation's modeling, simulation, and training corridor. Equity vests over four years with a one-year cliff.

Who thrives here

Four traits we hire for.

Mission-driven

You care about the deterrence mission, not just the paycheck.

Builder proof

You have built things on your own time and money, because you wanted them to exist.

Field-ready

Sea trials are not optional. You will get on the boat.

High agency

You own problems end to end. There is no one to hide behind.

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Show us your proof.

We do not care about degrees or schools. Send your resume and links to repos, videos, demos, and write-ups. Veterans are encouraged to apply. Not sure which seat fits? Send a general application.

Our work is ITAR-controlled, so these roles require U.S. person status.
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