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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Thesis Work -Current Source Inverters for High-Performance Electrical Drives in Robotic Applications

ABB Robotics

Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, Sweden 17h ago
Simulation Control Theory
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Thesis Work - AI-Assisted Design and FEM-Based Development of a Spherical Electrical Machine for Robotic Actuation

ABB Robotics

Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, Sweden 17h ago
Python Simulation Embedded Systems
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Thesis Work - Whole-Body Teleoperation and Imitation Learning for Humanoid Robots

ABB Robotics

Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, Sweden 17h ago
PyTorch Isaac Sim
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Thesis Work - Tactile-Aware Reinforcement Learning for Contact-Rich Manipulation

ABB Robotics

Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, Sweden 17h ago
C++ Python Reinforcement Learning ROS2 Isaac Sim
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Thesis Work -Depth-Aware Physical AI Models for Robot Manipulation

ABB Robotics

Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, Sweden 17h ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning PyTorch Point Clouds
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Intern Computer Vision and Sensor Fusion (f/m/x)

BMW Group

Munich, BY, Germany 17h ago
Python Simulation Computer Vision Sensor Fusion PyTorch
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Thesis Machine Learning for Automated Driving (f/m/x)

BMW Group

Munich, BY, Germany 17h ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning Sensor Fusion PyTorch
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Thesis End-to-End Autonomous Driving (f/m/x)

BMW Group

Munich, BY, Germany 17h ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning PyTorch Autonomous Driving
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Technical Specialist.

BMW Group

Goodwood, United Kingdom 17h ago
Control Theory
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Mission Operations Product Manager, Group 5 Mission Autonomy

Anduril

$191k - $253k
Washington, DC, USA 18h ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Mission Operations Product Manager, Group 5 Mission Autonomy

Anduril

$191k - $253k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 18h ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Mission Operations Product Manager, Group 5 Mission Autonomy

Anduril

$166k - $220k
Remote Remote 18h ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Autonomy Zip Perception SWE

Zipline

$180k - $265k
Ann Arbor, MI, USA + 1 more 19h ago
Simulation Computer Vision Deep Learning
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Applied Scientist, Amazon Robotics

Amazon Robotics

$171k - $222k
Sunnyvale, CA, USA 19h ago
Computer Vision Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning
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Staff Electrical Engineer - Sensor FPGA

Apptronik

$244k - $270k
Sunnyvale, CA, USA 20h ago
FPGA Real-Time Systems
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Staff Electrical Engineer - Sensor FPGA

Apptronik

Austin, TX, USA 20h ago
FPGA Camera Systems Real-Time Systems
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2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Perception, Robotics

Waymo

$70/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 20h ago
C++ Autonomous Driving
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Sr. Robotics Software Engineer, Fauna

Amazon Robotics

$184k - $250k
US, NY, New York 21h ago
Control Theory Path Planning
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Helix AI Engineer, Localization and Mapping

Figure AI

$200k - $400k
San Jose, CA, USA 21h ago
C++ Computer Vision SLAM State Estimation Localization
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Helix AI Engineer, XR

Figure AI

$200k - $400k
San Jose, CA, USA 21h ago
C++ Computer Vision Unreal Engine Unity Real-Time Systems
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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.