Senior Autonomy Engineer - SLAM & Navigation
Core
Design and develop robust state estimation, long-term mapping, and localization loops for humanoid robots, integrating classical spatial geometry with modern machine learning techniques.
Role type
Senior IC autonomy engineer (SLAM & Navigation)
Builds
Humanoid robot navigation stack (HMND-01 Alpha) for industrial pilots
Domain
Robotics, Spatial AI, Geometric Learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Classical SLAM, multi-view geometry, state estimation, visual/LiDAR odometry, multi-sensor fusion, backend map optimization, modern ML for geometric problems, foundation geometry models, scalable data pipelines, C++, Python, edge deployment
Preferred skills
Research-to-production mindset, experience with CVPR/ICRA papers, adapting foundation models
Technologies
C++, Python, foundation geometry models, edge compute
Responsibilities
Design and scale robust SLAM pipelines for accurate localization and state estimation; Integrate foundation geometry models and ML into the localization loop; Architect long-term mapping systems for dynamic environments; Build auto-labeling data pipelines for spatial ground truth; Bridge classical geometry with deep learning for metric trajectories; Deploy spatial AI software on physical robot hardware with low latency
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
