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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Chief Engineer, Next Generation ISR

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$253k - $336k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Chief Engineer, Conventional ISR

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$253k - $336k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Staff Robotics Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

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$166k - $220k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Simulation Motion Planning Sensor Fusion Path Planning Safety Systems
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Senior Robotics Software Engineer

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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 Robotics Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

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$146k - $194k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Motion Planning Sensor Fusion Path Planning Safety Systems
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Robotics Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

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$115k - $171k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Simulation Motion Planning Sensor Fusion Path Planning Safety Systems
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Production Associate, Drones

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$25 - $33/hr
Santa Ana, CA, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Liaison Engineer

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$112k - $149k
Victorville, CA, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion Real-Time Systems
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Maintenance Controller

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$47 - $62/hr
Victorville, CA, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Flight Test Engineer - Imaging

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Waltham, MA, USA 2d ago
Python Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Omen

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$220k - $290k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
C++ Motion Planning Sensor Fusion Safety Systems
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Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Sensors and Avionics

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$146k - $194k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion Radar
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Deputy Head of Production, Autonomous Airpower (Fury)

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$190k - $252k
Ashville, OH, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Fury

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$143k - $191k
Ashville, OH, USA 2d ago
Sensor Fusion
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Manufacturing Engineer, Fury

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$111k - $147k
Ashville, OH, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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UAV Operator, Bolt

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$113k - $155k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Staff Robotics Engineer, Maritime

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$254k - $336k
Quincy, MA, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Motion Planning SLAM Sensor Fusion Path Planning
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Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy

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$254k - $338k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Motion Planning SLAM Sensor Fusion
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Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy

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$254k - $338k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA + 1 more 2d ago
Computer Vision Motion Planning SLAM
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Staff Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Software

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$191k - $253k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision 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.