Senior Computer Vision Engineer (UAV & Defense)

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**Location:** Madrid, MD, ES **\#job\-location.job\-location\-inline { display:** inline; } **Professional Profile:** Defense and Security **Required Experience:** More than 2 years of experience **Work Modality:** Hybrid Senior Computer Vision Engineer (UAV \& Defense). San Fernando de Henares (hybrid) At Indra Group, we protect what matters most. Are you passionate about transforming innovative concepts into state-of-the-art aerial platforms? We are seeking a Senior Computer Vision Engineer (UAV \& Defense) to lead the development of advanced perception, navigation, and autonomy capabilities for next-generation unmanned aerial platforms within strategic defense programs. You will join a highly technological environment, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in designing solutions that will shape the future of autonomous systems. What will be your mission? Drive the development of advanced visual perception and navigation technologies enabling our UAVs to operate with increasing autonomy, safety, and intelligence in complex environments. Your day-to-day responsibilities ✅ Design and develop advanced Computer Vision, Deep Learning, and Intelligent Perception algorithms for UAV platforms. ✅ Develop target detection, classification, tracking, visual navigation, and SLAM solutions using EO, IR, and multispectral image processing. ✅ Define perception architectures and embedded processing systems for next-generation autonomous platforms. ✅ Actively participate in Systems Engineering activities, contributing to requirements analysis, decomposition and management, architecture definition, and technical trade-off evaluation. ✅ Integrate artificial vision algorithms into real hardware environments, ensuring performance on embedded systems. ✅ Collaborate in validation and verification activities, participating in simulations, laboratory tests, and flight campaigns. ✅ Work alongside software, avionics, navigation, artificial intelligence, and systems teams to ensure full solution integration. ✅ Produce technical documentation and participate in design and architecture reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR), contributing to the technological maturity of developments. ✅ Provide technical leadership for artificial vision initiatives, offering technological judgment and guiding architectural and development decisions. ️ What are we looking for? Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or related field. More than 5 years of experience developing Computer Vision algorithms for airborne navigation systems or autonomous platforms. **Solid experience in:** Python and C\+\+ OpenCV PyTorch and/or TensorFlow Development and integration of embedded AI algorithms **Knowledge in:** Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) systems Visual navigation and SLAM Sensor fusion ROS / ROS2 NVIDIA Jetson platforms Ability to assume technical leadership and interact effectively with multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders, and program managers. We especially value Experience with autonomous systems for UAV/UAS. Development of real-time deployed AI solutions. Familiarity with mission architectures and defense systems. Participation in integration campaigns and flight testing. Experience with Systems Engineering methodologies. What do we offer? Participation in high-impact defense technology programs. Work on cutting-edge projects in AI, autonomy, and advanced perception. A multidisciplinary environment with experts in systems, software, avionics, and operations. Professional development and technical leadership in strategic initiatives. Access to cutting-edge technologies applied to unmanned aerial systems. If you want to develop the next generation of intelligent autonomous systems and take computer vision beyond the lab, we’re waiting for you at Indra. What we offer **Stability and Future ✨:** Long-term projects within a leading defense company employing over 60\.000 professionals, with financial security. **Innovative and High-Impact Projects :** You will work with cutting-edge technologies, delivering impact both nationally and internationally. **Close and Transparent Environment :** Enjoy direct and fluent communication with managers and colleagues in a collaborative and open setting. **Autonomy and Flexibility :** Freedom to organize your work, with genuine work-life balance adapted to your rhythm. **Personalized Career Plan :** Designed to accelerate your professional growth and development. **Continuous Training :** Through Open University and Udemy for Business (over 6\.000 courses to deepen your expertise!). **Exclusive Wellness Discounts :** Enjoy benefits at gyms, restaurants, stores, leisure activities, and more as an Indra employee. Fixed compensation \+ flexible compensation plans tailored to your needs. What does our selection process look like? **Profile Review :** We evaluate your experience and skills to determine if they align with our requirements. **Initial Contact (5\-10 min) :** If you receive a call from an unknown number, it’s our team! A brief conversation to get to know you and address any questions. **Technical Interview :** You’ll meet the team, who will explain the project and daily tasks. We’ll also explore your technical knowledge. Additionally, short psychological and English assessments (if required) will be conducted. **Interview with Talent Acquisition Team :** We want you to learn more about us as a company: values, career model, skills… so both you and the team can assess mutual fit. **Offer and Welcome :** If everything goes well, you’ll join our team and begin this new chapter together! **Estimated Process Duration:** 2 weeks. As a company, we understand equality as a cross-cutting principle and a driver of social change. From this conviction, we reaffirm our commitment to equal treatment and opportunities between women and men, non-discrimination, equal pay, and work-life balance. This commitment translates into promoting respectful and inclusive workplaces where all individuals are treated with dignity, can develop professionally, and enjoy equal opportunities throughout selection, training, and promotion processes — offering a workplace free from any discrimination based on gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, ethnicity, marital status, or any other personal or social circumstance. ¡INDRA is Top Employer 2026! Join a company certified as one of Spain’s best employers, thanks to our comprehensive HR management and the conditions we provide for our professionals.