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Senior Vision & Perception Engineer

CDDS AGZürich, SwitzerlandFull-timeSalary not listed · Typical pay in SwitzerlandPosted Oct 18, 2026
Job description

About the role

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You want to help protect western values? You want to protect people and critical infrastructure, ultimately saving the lives of thousands.

You want to work at the frontier of high‑performance autonomous systems.

Join us at CDDS to bring next‑generation control, guidance, and state‑estimation algorithms into high-speed kinetic interceptor drones.

01Your Mission

We are looking for a Senior Vision & Perception Engineer to architect and optimise our low-latency vision pipeline running on NVIDIA Jetson platforms. You will develop, tune, and extend DeepStream-based pipelines in C++, integrate differential-imaging workflows, and ensure end‑to‑end real‑time performance.

You will collaborate with robotics, control, and embedded engineers and build the perception backbone that enables high-speed interception.

02Core Responsibilities

  • Implement and optimize vision pipelines in C++ for low-latency object detection and tracking
  • Develop high-speed detection and tracking algorithms on Jetson platforms
  • Optimise TensorRT inference performance
  • Profile and tune performance down to kernel-level bottlenecks
  • Maintain GPU-accelerated development containers and CI pipelines

03Your Profile

  • MSc/PhD in Computer Vision, Robotics, CS, or similar
  • Expert knowledge in DeepStream, GStreamer, and low-level video pipelines
  • Strong C++ skills and experience with CUDA, TensorRT, or Jetson optimisation
  • Strong background in modern detection models (YOLO, EfficientDet, etc.)
  • Experience with ROS2 and multi-process robotic systems
  • Comfortable with rapid field-testing cycles and high‑ownership environments

04Why CDDS

  • Direct impact on a mission‑critical technology shaping Europe’s security landscape
  • Fast‑moving startup environment with high ownership
  • Work with a highly technical, ambitious, and hands‑on team
  • Real‑world testing, deployments, and customer demonstrations
  • Attractive compensation

05Details

Location: Schlieren (Zürich), on‑site

Start date: ASAP

Environment: High‑impact deep‑tech startup working on real deployments

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Updated Oct 26, 2026
Pay benchmark
Average wage, Switzerland
CHF 98,334 average / year

Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025

Cost of living · Geneva
102.7 vs New York = 100

UN living-cost index for Geneva (ICSC post adjustment 80.3), as of 1 Oct 2026.

Source: ICSC post adjustment classifications (icsc.un.org)

Work permit route
  • Work permit B / L (non-EU quota): Highly qualified specialists, employer proves no Swiss or EU candidate; annual quotas
  • EU/EFTA free movement permits: Registration for EU/EFTA nationals with a job

Official routes: State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

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Answered at our last check on Oct 24, 2026.

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