Senior Robotics Perception Engineer
intelletecMillbrae (CA)
About the role
Senior Robotics Perception Engineer –San Francisco, CA | Full Time | On Site
We’re partnering with an early stage robotics company building autonomous systems for real world deployment.
This is a high ownership perception role working directly with the founding team to build and deploy theperception, sensor fusion, localization, and data systemspowering the product.
What You’ll Do:
Build and improve perception models for object detection and scene understanding
Develop sensor fusion pipelines across 2D/3D LiDAR and other sensors
Build data collection and evaluation pipelines for rapid model iteration
Optimize perception software within a complex robotics stack
Identify performance bottlenecks and drive technical improvements
Deploy and debug perception systems in real world environments
Work closely with robotics, software, and hardware engineers
What We’re Looking For:
4+ years building robotics or vehicle perception systems
Strong experience with2D/3D LiDAR and sensor fusion
Experience developing and deploying perception models
Strong C++ and/or Python skills
Experience working within complex robotic software architectures
Comfortable working hands on with hardware and field deployed systems
Strong ownership and ability to independently drive technical projects
Ideal backgrounds: Autonomous vehicles, robotics, drones, mobile robotics, ADAS, or other real world perception systems.
MS/PhD and 6+ years of perception experience are a plus.
Competitive compensation + meaningful equity + full benefits.
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