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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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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Perception Lead

Neros Technologies

$201k - $281k
Torrance, CA, USA 1d ago
C++ Python Computer Vision Deep Learning Sensor Fusion
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State Estimation & Navigation Lead

Neros Technologies

$191k - $268k
Torrance, CA, USA 1d ago
C++ Python Sensor Fusion State Estimation Real-Time Systems
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Manager, Autonomy Evaluation, Data & Test

Neros Technologies

$232k - $324k
Torrance, CA, USA 1d ago
C++ Python Simulation Sensor Fusion
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Engineer, Sensors

Neros Technologies

$111k - $155k
Torrance, CA, USA 1d ago
Python Camera Systems
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Firmware Engineer - Flight Software

Neros Technologies

$145k - $204k
Torrance, CA, USA 1d ago
Sensor Fusion Embedded Systems
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Autonomy Lead

Neros Technologies

$201k - $281k
Torrance, CA, USA 1d ago
C++ Python Computer Vision
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Engineering Manager, ML Performance Optimization

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 1d ago
PyTorch CUDA Autonomous Driving Real-Time Systems
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Staff Robot Architect - Platform Software Specialist

Agility Robotics

$217k - $281k
Fremont, CA, USA Hybrid 1d ago
Embedded Systems Control Theory Safety Systems
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Staff Robotics Architect - Electrical Hardware

Agility Robotics

$217k - $281k
Fremont, CA, USA Hybrid 1d ago
Gazebo Embedded Systems Control Theory Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Staff Robot Architect - Dynamic Simulation Specialist

Agility Robotics

$217k - $281k
Fremont, CA, USA Hybrid 1d ago
Simulation Reinforcement Learning Gazebo Control Theory Safety Systems
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Senior AI Software Engineer, Perception

Agility Robotics

$197k - $307k
Fremont, CA, USA + 2 more Hybrid 1d ago
Computer Vision Deep Learning CUDA Embedded Systems CNNs
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Data Collection Manager

Agility Robotics

$168k - $219k
Fremont, CA, USA Onsite 1d ago
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Senior Product Manager, Perception & World Understanding Skills

Agility Robotics

$186k - $242k
Fremont, CA, USA Hybrid 1d ago
Simulation Computer Vision Motion Planning
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Senior Staff AI Software Engineer, Perception

Agility Robotics

$238k - $372k
Fremont, CA, USA + 2 more Hybrid 1d ago
Deep Learning CNNs Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Senior Safety Software Engineer

Agility Robotics

$175k - $274k
Remote Remote 1d ago
C++ ROS2 Linux Embedded Systems Safety Systems
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Senior Manager, Learning from Demonstration

Agility Robotics

$268k - $364k
Remote Remote 1d ago
Computer Vision Reinforcement Learning Real-Time Systems
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Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML Platform

Agility Robotics

$197k - $307k
Remote Remote 1d ago
Kubernetes
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Principal Robotics Functional Safety Engineer

Agility Robotics

$207k - $269k
Fremont, CA, USA Hybrid 1d ago
Embedded Systems Control Theory Safety Systems
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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Calibration

Agility Robotics

$218k - $340k
Remote Remote 1d ago
C++ Python 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.