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 Software Engineer - Neural Simulation

Applied Intuition

Sunnyvale, CA, USA Onsite 2d ago
Python Simulation Computer Vision Docker Kubernetes
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Software Engineer - Neural Simulation

Applied Intuition

Sunnyvale, CA, USA Onsite 2d ago
Python Simulation Docker Kubernetes
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Program Manager, Mapping Operations

Waymo

₹1.8M - ₹2.14M
Hyderabad, Telangana, India 2d ago
LiDAR Camera Systems Autonomous Driving Mapping
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Senior, ML Engineer - Tracking

Torc Robotics

$177k - $212k
Remote - US Remote 2d ago
C++ Sensor Fusion PyTorch Autonomous Driving State Estimation
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Lead Systems Engineer - EO/IR Sensing

Helsing

€2,500/mo
Munich, Bavaria, Germany 2d ago
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Mechanical Engineer Internship, Robotics Hardware

FieldAI

Boston, MA, USA Onsite 2d ago
ROS Linux LiDAR Camera Systems
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Software Engineering Manager, Simulation Platforms (Active TS Clearance)

Anduril

$220k - $330k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA + 1 more 2d ago
Simulation Real-Time Systems
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Mission Software Infrastructure Engineer, Active Clearance

Anduril

$166k - $220k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA + 2 more 2d ago
Python Simulation Computer Vision Sensor Fusion Kubernetes
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Senior Mechatronics Engineer

Anduril

$146k - $194k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion Embedded Systems Control Theory
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Senior Principal Robotics & AMR Automation Platforms Engineer

Medtronic

$178k - $267k
Fridley, MN, USA 2d ago
Simulation Motion Planning Path Planning
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer

AeroVironment

$129k - $197k
Centreville, VA, USA + 1 more 2d ago
C++ Python Computer Vision Deep Learning TensorFlow
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2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Perception, Evaluation

Waymo

$70/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 2d ago
C++ Python Autonomous Driving
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Project Manager, Robotics Deployment

FieldAI

Singapore Onsite 2d ago
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Software Engineer - Modeling & Simulation

Anduril

$166k - $220k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
C++ Python Simulation Sensor Fusion Unreal Engine
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Senior Computer Vision Engineer

Anduril

$220k - $292k
Irvine, CA, USA 2d ago
C++ Python Computer Vision Deep Learning Sensor Fusion
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Thermal Engineer, Environmental Control Systems

Anduril

$129k - $171k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Simulation Sensor Fusion
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Senior Technical Program Manager, Autonomous Launchers

Anduril

$166k - $208k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion Real-Time Systems
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Senior Robotics Software Engineer

Anduril

$191k - $253k
Waltham, MA, USA 2d ago
C++ Sensor Fusion Control Theory Path Planning Real-Time Systems
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Senior Robotics Integration Specialist

Anduril

$129k - $171k
Santa Ana, CA, USA 2d ago
Sensor Fusion
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2026 Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer Intern

Anduril

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2d ago
Simulation Sensor Fusion Control Theory Kalman Filters Path Planning
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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.