Robot Perception Engineer Jobs

Robot perception engineer jobs target teams building the sensor understanding layer that feeds autonomy and decision-making systems. Typical work includes multi-modal fusion, object detection and tracking, scene understanding, and performance validation across varied environments. You will often work with camera, lidar, and radar data while collaborating with SLAM and planning engineers to improve downstream behavior. Many organizations expect strong software engineering fundamentals alongside model and algorithm expertise, because perception systems must run reliably at production scale. These roles can involve both learned and geometric methods, depending on the stack and operating domain. If you specialize in computer vision for real-world robotics systems and want openings where perception quality directly affects field performance, this page provides a focused set of relevant jobs.

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Staff Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike

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$191k - $292k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Simulation Sensor Fusion Control Theory Path Planning Safety Systems
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Staff Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike - Advanced Effects

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$191k - $292k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Simulation Sensor Fusion Control Theory Path Planning
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Senior Robotics Engineer, Maritime Enabling Technology

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$220k - $292k
Quincy, MA, USA 2d ago
Simulation Computer Vision Motion Planning SLAM Sensor Fusion
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Staff Robotics Software Engineer - Mission Autonomy

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$253k - $336k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
C++ Python Computer Vision Motion Planning SLAM
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Senior Robotic Firmware Engineer

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$182k - $292k
Irvine, CA, USA 2d ago
Sensor Fusion Embedded Systems
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Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Navigation/Localization

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$220k - $292k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
SLAM Sensor Fusion LiDAR Path Planning State Estimation
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Robotics Software Engineer

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$129k - $171k
Waltham, MA, USA 2d ago
C++ Sensor Fusion Control Theory Path Planning State Estimation
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Flight Test Operator

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Fort Stockton, TX, USA 2d ago
Sensor Fusion
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Flight Test Operator

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$74k - $99k
Fort Stockton, TX, USA 2d ago
Sensor Fusion
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Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

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$112k - $149k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Sensor Fusion Radar Real-Time Systems
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Staff Flight Test Engineer, Unmanned Air Vehicles

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$166k - $220k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Sensor Fusion
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Staff Flight Test Engineer, Unmanned Air Vehicles

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$166k - $220k
Victorville, CA, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Software Engineer, Robotics Data Foundation (Cloud)

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$166k - $220k
Boston, MA, USA 2d ago
Python Simulation Computer Vision Sensor Fusion Real-Time Systems
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Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Thunder

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$220k - $292k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
C++ Computer Vision Motion Planning Sensor Fusion Safety Systems
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Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Data Foundation (Cloud)

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$191k - $253k
Seattle, WA, USA 2d ago
Python Simulation Computer Vision Sensor Fusion Real-Time Systems
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Senior Flight Test Engineer, Unmanned Air Vehicles

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$126k - $167k
Las Vegas, NV, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Project Engineer and Site Lead, Autonomous Airpower

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$146k - $194k
Victorville, CA, USA 2d ago
Simulation Computer Vision Sensor Fusion Safety Systems
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Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer, Fury

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$126k - $167k
Ashville, OH, USA 2d ago
Python Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Flight Test Operator

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$77k - $120k
San Clemente, CA, USA 2d ago
Sensor Fusion
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Flight Test Engineer

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$99k - $130k
San Clemente, CA, USA 2d ago
Sensor Fusion
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How to read a robot perception job description

Robot perception work sits between raw sensors and the decisions a robot makes. The strongest job descriptions make clear which sensors are used, what must run in real time, and whether the role is centered on learned models, geometric estimation, systems integration, or a mix of all three.

Sensors and calibration

Look for camera, depth, lidar, radar, IMU, or multi-sensor requirements plus calibration, synchronization, coordinate frames, and data-quality work. These are core production constraints rather than peripheral hardware tasks.

Scene understanding

Roles may cover detection, tracking, segmentation, 3D vision, pose estimation, state estimation, sensor fusion, or mapping. Some teams lean heavily on deep learning while others combine learned and geometric methods.

On-robot inference

For deployed systems, pay attention to C++ or Python ownership, latency budgets, GPU or edge inference, TensorRT-style optimization, reliability monitoring, and how perception outputs connect to planning, control, or teleoperation.

Search strategy

Relevant openings are not always titled Perception Engineer. Also search Computer Vision, Sensor Fusion, State Estimation, 3D Vision, Localization, and robotics ML roles when the description owns the robot's sensing pipeline.