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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Helix AI Engineer, Video Pretraining

Figure AI

$200k - $400k
San Jose, CA, USA 22h ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning PyTorch Transformers
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Helix AI Engineer, Perception

Figure AI

$200k - $400k
San Jose, CA, USA 22h ago
Computer Vision SLAM CUDA Real-Time Systems
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Technical Program Manager III, Mobile Robotics Autonomous Mobility Software

Amazon Robotics

$148k - $201k
North Reading, MA, USA 22h ago
Motion Planning SLAM Embedded Systems
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State Estimation Engineer, Data Collection Systems

Figure AI

$150k - $300k
San Jose, CA, USA 22h ago
C++ Sensor Fusion Control Theory State Estimation Real-Time Systems
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Global Supply Manager, EE and Semiconductors

Figure AI

$140k - $220k
San Jose, CA, USA 22h ago
FPGA LiDAR
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Staff Embedded Firmware Engineer - Charger

1X

$200k - $280k
San Carlos, CA, USA Onsite 22h ago
Embedded Systems Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Systems Engineering Manager, Mission Autonomy

Anduril

$191k - $253k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA + 1 more 23h ago
Simulation Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Member of Technical Staff - Robotics Mechanical Engineer, Frontier AI & Robotics

Amazon Robotics

San Francisco, CA, USA 23h ago
Embedded Systems LiDAR
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Member of Technical Staff , Frontier AI & Robotics

Amazon Robotics

San Francisco, CA, USA 23h ago
C++ Python Embedded Systems
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Staff AI Research Engineer - 3D Computer Vision

Helsing

€2,500/mo
London, United Kingdom + 1 more 1d ago
Computer Vision Deep Learning SLAM Mapping
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Software Development Engineer II

Amazon Robotics

$143k - $194k
N.reading, MA, USA 1d ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning SLAM ROS2
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Senior Engineer, AV Behavior Evaluation

Motional

$149k - $198k
Pittsburgh, PA, USA + 1 more Remote 1d ago
Python Simulation Autonomous Driving
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2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Research, Perception Foundation Models

Waymo

$70/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 1d ago
Python Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning PyTorch Autonomous Driving
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Senior Technical Program Manager - Verification and Validation

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 1d ago
Simulation Computer Vision Safety Systems
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Research Scientist, Autonomous Systems and Physical AI Research - PhD New College Grad 2026

NVIDIA

$168k - $264k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 1d ago
Simulation Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning PyTorch CUDA
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Thesis Work - Self-Adaptive Digital Twin for Robot Manipulation Through Continuous Real-Sim Discrepancy Learning

ABB Robotics

Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, Sweden 1d ago
Simulation
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Thesis Work on Safe and optimal planning and control for autonomous mining operations

ABB Robotics

Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, Sweden 1d ago
Safety Systems
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Thesis Work on Safe teleoperation of autonomous operations in underground environment

ABB Robotics

Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, Sweden 1d ago
Safety Systems
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Sr. Staff Electrical Manufacturing Test Engineer - Atlas

Boston Dynamics

$140k - $180k
Waltham, MA, USA 1d ago
C++ Python Linux
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Senior Manager, Machine Learning Ops Engineering - Automotive

NVIDIA

$272k - $431k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 1d ago
C++ Python Deep Learning LiDAR Camera 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.