Robotics Perception Engineer
Core
Design, implement, and maintain the perception pipeline for autonomous mobile robots operating in live freight facilities, including object detection, segmentation, localization, and mapping.
Role type
Senior IC robotics perception engineer
Builds
Perception software for autonomous mobile robots deployed in production
Domain
Robotics, autonomous mobile robots, freight logistics
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
C++, Python, LiDAR processing, point cloud filtering, sensor fusion, ROS/ROS 2, sensor calibration, machine learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow), debugging physical hardware
Preferred skills
AWS IoT, edge-cloud architectures, physics simulation (Gazebo)
Responsibilities
Design and maintain perception pipelines; integrate and calibrate LiDAR and depth cameras; develop point cloud processing; build sensor fusion systems; manage datasets for model training; collaborate with navigation and controls teams; debug perception failures on deployed robots; contribute to CI/CD pipelines
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC