Senior Vision Developer

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.

Senior Vision Developer

Position Overview

As a Senior Vision Developer at The Nuclear Company, you will design, develop, and deploy advanced computer vision and AI-powered visual systems that transform nuclear construction, safety monitoring, and quality control. This role requires strong expertise in machine learning, image processing, camera systems integration, and real-time video analytics to enable automated progress tracking, safety compliance monitoring, and intelligent inspection systems for Nuclear OS. You'll work at the intersection of computer vision technology and nuclear infrastructure, helping to revolutionize how nuclear power plants are built and monitored.

Key Responsibilities

Computer Vision System Development

• Design and develop AI-powered computer vision systems for automated construction progress monitoring, comparing current site images to BIM models to determine completion percentages
• Create computer vision algorithms for anomaly detection, defect identification, and automated image analysis from drone and camera feeds
• Build convolutional neural network-based detection systems for automated identification and classification
• Design detection pipelines that process video streams from multiple cameras simultaneously

Camera Systems Integration & Detection

• Integrate various camera types including fixed surveillance cameras, PTZ cameras, thermal/infrared cameras, and mobile drone cameras
• Integrate AI-enabled cameras into IoT sensor networks for real-time data collection and analysis
• Create surveillance video analysis systems to detect and track work packages' components automatically
• Implement vehicle and individual tracking across facility camera networks for security analysis

 

Safety & Compliance Monitoring

• Implement worker tracking systems using camera-based detection for safety monitoring and emergency response
• Develop vision systems for safety compliance monitoring including PPE detection, restricted area monitoring, and hazard identification
• Collaborate with construction teams to provide updated site models, progress comparisons, and deviation detection
• Monitor construction activities for safety and environmental compliance through automated visual inspection

 

Robotic Vision & Automation

• Develop computer vision systems for robotic perception and autonomous navigation
• Integrate vision systems with robotic inspection and quality control platforms
• Integrate computer vision and automated monitoring for robotic inspection and quality control

 

Machine Learning & AI Model Development

• Train and optimize deep learning models for object detection, segmentation, classification, and tracking tasks
• Implement transfer learning and fine-tuning strategies to adapt pre-trained models for nuclear construction applications
• Develop custom neural network architectures optimized for real-time performance on edge devices
• Evaluate emerging vision technologies including foundation models, vision transformers, and multimodal AI

  

Technical Leadership & Innovation

• Provide expert guidance on computer vision architecture, camera systems, algorithms, and best practices
• Mentor junior developers on machine learning, computer vision, and AI techniques
• Drive innovation in automated construction monitoring and intelligent inspection systems
• Provide technical guidance to project teams and serve as a technical reviewer

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience