Perception Engineer - Talent Pool Q426/Q127

<p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>PERCEPTION ENGINEER - TALENT POOL Q426/Q127</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">FULL-TIME | UK &amp; ARCTIC | DEV</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">LOCATION: CALMSDEN, CIRENCESTER, UK &amp; FIELD TESTING AS NEEDED</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Note: At this stage we are keen to connect with interested candidates ahead of Q426/Q127.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>THE LAST FRONTIER</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">The Arctic is a place of extremes: unforgiving, untamed, and undergoing rapid change. A literal defrosting reveals a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity spanning energy, defence, logistics, research, and infrastructure.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">ARD was founded on a paradox. The Arctic is both the next great economic frontier and one of the most hostile environments on Earth. Rich in resources and strategically vital, yet bone-chillingly cold, dark for months, and fundamentally inhospitable to humans. This paradox—an explosion of activity in a place that resists human presence—is why we exist.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Our solution is autonomy.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We build systems that operate reliably and intelligently in the Arctic, so that humans don't always have to.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Founded by record-holding pioneers with decades of polar experience, we take calculated risks on hard problems that matter. If you want to build and deploy ground-up technology with real-world impact, at an inflection point in history that won’t reappear, we’d like to talk.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>THE ROLE</strong><br />We're looking for a Perception Engineer to build the eyes for autonomous systems operating in the world's most sensor-hostile environment. You'll develop computer vision and sensor fusion systems that cut through Arctic whiteout, polar night darkness, and ice fog — where traditional perception stacks fail. This isn't lab work: you'll deploy ML models on edge hardware that operates at -40°C, where every watt counts and failure means mission abort.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Note: At this stage we are keen to connect with interested candidates ahead of Q426/Q127.<br /></strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>CORE RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Design and deploy perception pipelines for Arctic autonomous platforms (surface, subsurface, aerial)</p></li></ul><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Fuse multi-modal sensor data (vision, LiDAR, radar, IMU, GNSS) for situational awareness and autonomy</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Build ML models for ice classification, terrain mapping, and obstacle detection in low-visibility conditions</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Train, evaluate, and harden ML models against snow cover, ice glare, low sun angles, and polar night conditions</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Create synthetic training data and simulation environments for Arctic-specific scenarios</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Work closely with mechanical, electrical, RF, and autonomy teams to co-design sensor placement, calibration, and integration</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Support field deployments in the Arctic and iterate rapidly based on real-world data</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>WHAT WE VALUE</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">5+ years industry experience in robotics, autonomy, or real-world ML perception systems</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Strong foundation in computer vision, SLAM, and multi-sensor fusion</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Proficiency in Python and C++ with production-grade engineering practices</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience with perception frameworks (ROS / ROS2, OpenCV, PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Comfort working with real sensors, calibration workflows, and noisy data</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">A track record of shipping perception systems that work outside controlled environments</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Willingness to operate in safe but extreme cold environments during R&amp;D field testing</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>WHAT WE OFFER</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Competitive compensation</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Private Health Insurance</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Dental &amp; Optician</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Equity — meaningful options as an early employee at an early-stage company</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Real field exposure — travel to Arctic sites and Outposts when needed (genuinely, not as a gimmick)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Mission-driven culture — focus on impact, not hours logged</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Small team, real ownership — what you build matters and ships</p></li></ul><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.co.uk/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in United Kingdom</a> on Arbeitnow</a>