What are the responsibilities and job description for the Founding Engineer – Embedded Robotics Sensing position at Theseus?
Theseus’ Micro Visual Positioning System (VPS) allows any drone to determine its location using computer vision instead of GPS. We hit accuracies of 20m or less over any flight distance. Our system simulates a serial GPS and is seamlessly retrofit onto existing airframes. We are solving the key problem that limits autonomy for drones in contested environments.
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The role
We are seeking a Founding Engineer with deep expertise in embedded engineering and robotics localization to join our team. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of YC’s first defense startup. If you are passionate about robotics, and are excited to solve cutting edge, time sensitive problems that have a real-world impact, this role is for you.
As a founding engineer, you will be instrumental in shaping the future of Theseus and will grow with the company as we scale. You will have immense ownership over our core product and have a direct hand in how our systems operate, perform, and are deployed.
You Will
- Lead the development and optimization of our visual navigation system, ensuring high accuracy and performance across large fleets of drones.
- Design, test, and implement embedded software with a focus on vision-based robotics, ensuring they meet cost, SWAP (Size, Weight, and Power), and performance constraints.
- Make key decisions around system architecture, balancing execution risk, lead time, and cost to deliver scalable, reliable solutions.
- Work closely with vendors and suppliers, managing external relationships to ensure performance of hardware components for your software.
- Drive fleet management strategies, overseeing QA for large deployments and proactively addressing issues that arise in the field.
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Benefits / What we offer
At Theseus, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment. We believe that a variety of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences is essential for innovation and success. We encourage people of all identities to apply, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other dimension of diversity. If you are energized by solving hard problems that impact geopolitics, this is for you.
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