perception

Perception / Computer Vision Engineer

Skydio · Anduril · Dedrone · Apptronik · 20 weeks

The 20-week path from "I can run YOLO on a webcam" to "I ship robust perception on a robot." Targets perception roles at the top autonomy companies, where the bar includes multi-view geometry, sensor fusion, and real-time deployment.

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First Principles of Computer Vision →Coursera · Columbia · advanced

CV foundations

Image formation, multi-view geometry, classical features.

Modern deep-learning vision

Detection, segmentation, depth, NeRF, transformers.

Sensor fusion + calibration

Camera × LiDAR × IMU — what separates demo perception from production.

Production deployment

TensorRT, ONNX, real-time pipelines, edge inference.

Perception / Computer Vision Engineer

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CV foundations

Camera models, intrinsics, extrinsics

Classical features (SIFT, ORB, FAST)

Epipolar geometry + triangulation

Modern deep-learning vision

Deep learning for vision (Stanford CS231n)

Object detection (YOLO → DETR)

Segmentation (Mask R-CNN, SAM 2)

Depth estimation (stereo + mono)

NeRF and 3D reconstruction

Sensor fusion + calibration

Multi-sensor calibration (Kalibr)

Camera + LiDAR fusion

Production deployment

TensorRT for edge inference

ONNX as the interchange format