Senior Machine Learning Engineer (m/f/d) at Quantum Systems · Gilching

As an ML Engineer (m/f/d), you will be a key contributor within our development team. Your responsibilities include preparing and selecting data, training and validating models, as well as deploying them on real embedded UAVs, UGVs, and USVs to enhance their capabilities.

You will work within a world-class team to help push the boundaries of autonomous drone technology.

In this role, you collaborate closely with stakeholders from hardware development, testing, production, and customer operations, driving continuous improvements in the autonomy of our UxV platforms.

By advancing intelligent autonomy, you will actively support Quantum Systems’ mission to set the benchmark for next-generation UxV solutions.

Within this advertisment we are open to hiring people with the following profiles:

ML Engineer (Generalist)

• Proven track record designing and training deep learning models for production use
• Experience with model optimization for resource-constrained environments (quantization, pruning, distillation)
• Deep expertise in computer vision architectures or VLAs Architecture

Data Engineer (Geospatial Data & Sensor Fusion)

• Experience managing large-scale datasets, including geospatial, image, or sensor data
• Familiarity with drone-generated data types (imagery, LiDAR, telemetry, flight logs)
• Experience with data quality assurance, annotation workflows, and labelling platforms
• Experience with generation of syntetic data and simulation

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What you bring to the team:

• You hold a degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence or a related engineering discipline.
• You bring proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Rust, C++)
• You are passionate about solving complex technical challenges and enjoy improving real, hands-on UxV products trough your work.
• Due to your open, communicative, friendly and competent attitude, it is easy for you to be considered as an internal expert.
• You are highly self-motivated and drive your area of responsibility independently.
• Communication in English is a matter of course for you.

Why Quantum-Systems:

• We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus.
• We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.
• We push limits, think outside-the-box and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.
• We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

Our benefits:

• Company pension scheme: We support you so that you can already make provisions for later.
• Flexible working hours: With trust-based working hours, you are not only responsible for your working hours, but also for your work-life balance.
• Mobile working: If it gets too turbulent for you in our office, you can get the necessary balance through mobile working.
• Bike-Leasing: We support you in staying environmentally mobile and healthy.
• Corporate Benefits: Your opportunity for attractive offers and discounts from well-known suppliers and brands, e.g. Adidas, Apple, Expedia.
• Employee events: We not only want to grow together, but also celebrate our successes together.
• Lunch-Card: Be powerful with delicious energy, daily lunch budget is sponsored.
• Company Shuttle: Enjoy our convenient shuttle service that picks you up from Pasing in Munich and brings you to our location, with return trips at the end of the workday.

About us:

Quantum Systems specialises in the development, design, and production of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). The company’s range of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) sUAS are built to maximize range and versatility and to provide operators with a seamless user experience. By integrating cutting-edge software capabilities, like edge computing and real-time AI-powered data processing, Quantum Systems is building next-generation UAS for clients in defence, security, public sectors.

Our commitment:

We are an open-minded company that not only values diversity, but actively promotes it. Regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation or disability, we firmly believe that the diversity of our employees is an essential part of our success.

At our company, every voice is heard and every perspective is valued. We believe that our differences enrich us and help us to find creative solutions and generate innovative ideas. We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment where all employees can reach their full potential.