Defense Startup

Can You Solve This? The Challenge: An FPV drone flies at 100 km/h. You have to detect, track, and intercept it physically. No Cloud. Just on-board compute using: • YOLOv8 Nano on Qualcomm QRB5165 Flight controller + NPU SoC. Don't know Qualcomm yet? No problem! If you have pushed Nvidia Jetson or Hailo-8 to their absolute limits, you have the mindset we need. • Autonomous guidance using Proportional Navigation, MPC, or PID/LQR control loops If that sounds impossible, you're right. It's one of the hardest problems in counter-drone defense. FPV kamikaze drones dominate modern warfare. Existing defense solutions are incapable of countering this emerging threat. We're Herakles – Munich-based defense startup building autonomous interceptor drones. What we offer: Equity | Founding Engineer role | Full tech autonomy Your skills: Drones, Embedded Systems, Computer Vision, or Robotics Mission: Stop FPV kamikaze drones from killing soldiers. Building the "Iron Dome" for infantry Interested in hard problems? Find the full mission and apply here: →https://www.herakles-defense.com/founding-engineer (https://www.herakles-defense.com/founding-engineer)