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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Engineering Manager, Robot Data Visualization

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 1d ago
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Senior Software Engineer, Devices Platform

Nuro

$160k - $240k
Mountain View, CA, USA 1d ago
C++ Linux LiDAR Autonomous Driving Real-Time Systems
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Senior Software Engineer, Sensor Platform

Nuro

$160k - $240k
Mountain View, CA, USA 1d ago
C++ Linux LiDAR Autonomous Driving Real-Time Systems
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Staff/Senior Software Engineer, Onboard Infrastructure

Nuro

$193k - $352k
Mountain View, CA, USA 1d ago
C++ FPGA Autonomous Driving
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Software Engineer, Sensor Platform

Nuro

$132k - $165k
Mountain View, CA, USA 1d ago
C++ Linux LiDAR Autonomous Driving Real-Time Systems
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Software Engineer, Onboard Platform

Nuro

$160k - $240k
Mountain View, CA, USA 1d ago
C++ FPGA Autonomous Driving
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Robotics/AI Motor Control Scientist, Fauna

Amazon Robotics

$183k - $248k
US, NY, New York 1d ago
C++ Python Motion Planning Reinforcement Learning Control Theory
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Staff DFx Manufacturing Engineer, Avionics & Electronics

Anduril

$166k - $220k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 1d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion Real-Time Systems
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Senior DFx Manufacturing Engineer, Avionics & Electronics

Anduril

$146k - $194k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 1d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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DFx Manufacturing Engineer, Avionics & Electronics

Anduril

$129k - $171k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 1d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Software Development Engineer - New Graduate

Shield AI

San Diego, CA, USA Onsite 1d ago
ROS C++ Python Simulation Computer Vision
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Production Program Manager, Avionics

Anduril

$146k - $194k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 1d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Production Program Manager, Autonomous Airpower

Anduril

$146k - $194k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 1d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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2027 Summer Intern, BS, Software Engineer, Model Eval

Waymo

$60/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 1d ago
C++ Python Simulation Deep Learning Autonomous Driving
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Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Autonomous Airpower

Anduril

$166k - $220k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 1d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Autonomous Airpower

Anduril

$146k - $194k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 1d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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Manufacturing Engineer II, Autonomous Airpower

Anduril

$129k - $171k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 1d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion Real-Time Systems
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Manufacturing Engineer, Autonomous Airpower

Anduril

$99k - $130k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 1d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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2027 Summer Intern, MS, PhD, Software Engineer

Waymo

$70/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 1d ago
C++ Python Simulation Deep Learning Autonomous Driving
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Senior Perception Engineer

Neros Technologies

$163k - $228k
Torrance, CA, USA 1d ago
C++ Python Computer Vision State Estimation 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.