Senior Engineer, Sensor Platform

Distance Technologies, Helsinki (HQ), Finland

The role

We are looking for a Senior Engineer, Sensor Platform to join our Perception team in Helsinki. Everything our perception models learn, they learn from what our research vehicles and rigs record. If the sensors are not synchronized, calibrated and trusted, the work downstream stalls. This role owns that platform end to end, from choosing the sensors to the versioned dataset the team trains on.

WHY DISTANCE?

At Distance Technologies, the problem we're solving is simple to state and hard to solve: the amount of data in the world is endless, but human capacity is not. We are building a fundamentally new perception layer between humans and machines, transforming transparent surfaces into interfaces unlike the world has ever seen. Think of the windscreen of a car, the visor of a helmet, or a sight device, each becoming a new front-end for AI. The way we turn bits and atoms into expanded human perception is protected by over 50 granted international patent families.

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Senior Engineer, Sensor Platform

Distance Technologies, Helsinki (HQ), Finland

The role

WHY DISTANCE?

We're looking for knowledge and hands-on experience across all of the following

Strong software engineering skills in Python and/or C++.
Strong understanding of sensor technology & data quality and the physical effects that drive it, including vibration, thermal expansion, sensor thermal dynamics, focus, calibration, synchronization, and mechanical tolerances.
Intrinsics and extrinsics calibration, ideally including multi-sensor/multi-modal calibration (e.g. lidar, thermal, radar, visible/NIR/SWIR).
Understanding of the data needs of ML systems, including dataset quality, coverage, bias, edge cases, ground truth, and how sensor characteristics propagate into model performance.

Communication counts as much as the engineering here, inside the team and across it. You'll coordinate upgrades with the hardware team and make sensor recommendations to the programs that rely on your data, so you're comfortable explaining your reasoning to people outside perception too.

It's a plus, though not expected, if you bring one or more of the following: multi-sensor recording systems (e.g. ROS2, rosbag, MCAP); machine vision cameras and networking (e.g. GigE Vision, GenICam, 10GigE, PoE); time synchronization for multi-sensor setups (PTP, PPS, hardware triggers, exposure timestamps); versioned datasets and cloud pipelines (e.g. GCS); IMU calibration (e.g. Kalibr, LI-init); frame grabbers, CAN bus and automotive data recorders; or experience with automotive or robotics data collection vehicles.

This role is based at our Helsinki HQ and is mostly onsite, since the work happens at the physical hardware. We would expect around four days a week at the HQ. Strong English is essential, Finnish is not required. B-class driver's license is seen beneficial. We support relocation for the right person.

DID WE GET YOU INTERESTED?

Apply via the application form! Our recruitment process includes 2-3 discussions with the team. If you want to learn more about the position, reach out to our recruiter, Joel Kinnunen, at joel@distance.tech. Kindly note that, for data privacy reasons, we are not able to process applications sent via email.

Senior Engineer, Sensor Platform

The role

Senior Engineer, Sensor Platform

The role

Our expectations

We're looking for knowledge and hands-on experience across all of the following

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