Senior Vision Developer
12 days ago
Seattle
Job Description The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing startup in the nuclear and energy space creating a never before seen fleet-scale approach to building nuclear reactors. Through its design-once, build-many approach and coalition building across communities, regulators, and financial stakeholders, The Nuclear Company is committed to delivering safe and reliable electricity at the lowest cost, while catalyzing the nuclear industry toward rapid development in America and globally. About The Role Design, develop, and deploy advanced computer vision and AI systems that transform how nuclear power plants are built and monitored. You'll create real-time visual analytics systems that automate construction progress tracking by comparing site imagery to BIM models, detect defects and anomalies from drone and camera feeds, and monitor safety compliance across construction sites. This role sits at the intersection of cutting-edge computer vision technology and nuclear infrastructure, requiring expertise in machine learning, image processing, camera systems integration, and real-time video analytics to build intelligent inspection and monitoring systems for Nuclear OS. Responsibilities Computer Vision Development • Develop AI-powered systems for automated construction progress monitoring by comparing site images to BIM models, • Create algorithms for anomaly detection, defect identification, and automated image analysis from drone and camera feeds, • Build CNN-based detection systems for automated identification and classification, • Integrate fixed surveillance, PTZ, thermal/infrared, and drone cameras, • Connect AI-enabled cameras into IoT sensor networks for real-time data collection, • Develop vision systems for PPE detection, restricted area monitoring, and hazard identification, • Build worker tracking systems for safety monitoring and emergency response, • Develop computer vision systems for robotic perception and autonomous navigation, • Train and optimize deep learning models for detection, segmentation, classification, and tracking, • Implement transfer learning and fine-tuning for nuclear construction applications, • Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, or related field, • 7+ years in computer vision, machine learning, or AI development, • Expert in computer vision libraries (OpenCV, scikit-image, PIL/Pillow), • Strong knowledge of deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras), • Experience with CNNs, vision transformers, and modern architectures (ResNet, YOLO, Mask R-CNN, ViT), • Strong programming in Python, C++, or similar languages, • Real-time video processing and streaming analytics, • GPU programming and optimization (CUDA, TensorRT), • Camera systems including calibration, lens selection, and lighting, • Image processing: filtering, enhancement, feature extraction, • 3D vision: stereo vision, depth estimation, point cloud processing, • Ph.D. in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, or related field, • Publications in CV/ML conferences (CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS), • Open-source computer vision contributions, • Experience in construction, manufacturing, or industrial automation, • BIM (Building Information Modeling) knowledge, • Multi-camera calibration and synchronization, • Drone-based imaging and aerial data processing, • Edge AI hardware experience (NVIDIA Jetson, Intel Movidius, Google Coral), • Nuclear industry standards and safety requirements Benefits • Competitive compensation packages, • 401k with company match, • Medical, dental, vision plans EEO Statement The Nuclear Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an environment of inclusion in the workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, and termination. Export Control Certain positions at The Nuclear Company may involve access to information and technology subject to export controls under U.S. law. Compliance with these export controls may result in The Nuclear Company limiting its consideration of certain applicants.Recruiting Fraud AlertYour safety is our priority. We want to ensure your job search stays secure. Please note that the team at The Nuclear Company only communicates through official @thenuclearcompany.com email addresses. We will never ask for payments or sensitive financial information at any stage of our recruitment process. For your peace of mind, please verify all openings and submit your applications directly through our official careers page: Careers