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Software Engineer, Perception (SLAM/VIO)
Rivet Industries
$210–300K / year · San Jose, California, US
Rivet Industries builds Integrated Task Systems combining ruggedized hardware, advanced sensors, AI, and secure communications for defense and industrial frontline workforces.
Rivet Industries is an American defense technology company founded in 2024 that develops Integrated Task Systems - systems that fuse hardened hardware with advanced sensors, artificial intelligence, and secure communications technology for defense personnel and industrial workforces. The product line includes rugged computing devices, defense-grade augmented reality eyewear, mobile communications gear, and body-borne sensor systems, all engineered for operation in conditions where consumer technology is unsuitable.
The engineering work spans hardware-software co-design across artificial intelligence, advanced sensors, secure communications, ruggedized hardware, wearable displays, and body-borne sensing. Under the company's Hard Spec™ approach, systems are built as modular, task-specific configurations that prioritize user needs, interoperability, and security over generic retail solutions. This is applied to environments ranging from soldiers and military personnel to factory crews and frontline technicians.
Rivet Industries maintains four offices: Washington, D.C. (headquarters), Palo Alto, Seattle, and Munich, Germany, covering operations in the United States and Europe. The company partners with major defense contractors including Northrop Grumman and Palantir.