Perception Engineer IV - AI Applications

• Build and maintain perception models for object detection, semantic classification, instance segmentation, and tracking across diverse environments
• Optimize perception pipelines for accuracy, speed, robustness, and reliability under real world field conditions including varying lighting, terrain, and sensor noise
• Embed perception models into production systems and platform level services and ensure compatibility with planning, control, and safety modules
• Convert perception models into scalable services, APIs, or embedded libraries tailored for real time robotic workloads
• Tune models and pipelines to meet real-time performance requirements including low latency inference and efficient resource usage
• Collaborate closely with robotics engineers, sensor experts, and software developers to align perception outputs with downstream system needs
• Integrate models with sensor suites including cameras, LiDAR, radar, depth sensors, and multimodal fusion pipelines
• Test, validate, and evaluate perception systems using simulation, recorded datasets, and field deployment to ensure reliability and predictable behavior
• Monitor deployed perception systems and implement improvements or retraining strategies to enhance performance over time

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
• 10+ years of experience as a Perception Engineer, or similar working experience
• Experience developing computer vision or perception models for detection, classification, segmentation, or tracking
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C, ROS, and C++ with an emphasis on C++ 11 or newer
• Strong understanding of developing multithreaded embedded software applications in Linux
• Hands on experience with frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch and perception specific libraries or toolsets
• Familiarity with camera technologies, LiDAR, radar, and sensor fusion techniques
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with the ability to design solutions for complex field conditions
• Thorough understanding of mathematics, including linear algebra, especially solving least-squares equations and performing coordinate system transformations

Full Benefits - 90% Medical, ESOP, 401K, Generous PTO