ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS CONSULTING
Senior Perception Engineer
Full Time • Hybrid - US
Project:
The engineer will lead complex perception features from development through integration and validation. The role will focus on perception algorithms, sensor fusion, environmental modeling, and real-time autonomous vehicle applications while working closely with autonomy, embedded software, systems, and test teams.
The engineer will lead complex perception features from development through integration and validation. The role will focus on perception algorithms, sensor fusion, environmental modeling, and real-time autonomous vehicle applications while working closely with autonomy, embedded software, systems, and test teams.
Required Skills:
- 10+ years of experience in perception, computer vision, robotics, sensor fusion, or autonomous systems
- Strong C++ and Python development experience
- Hands-on experience with cameras, LiDAR, radar, GPS/GNSS, and IMU sensors
- Strong experience with object detection, classification, segmentation, tracking, obstacle detection, and free-space detection
- Experience with LiDAR point-cloud processing and 3D geometry
- Strong understanding of sensor calibration, coordinate transformations, and data synchronization
- Experience developing and integrating perception software for autonomous or robotic systems
- Experience with ROS or ROS2
- Strong Linux development experience
- Experience optimizing real-time software for embedded CPUs and GPUs
- Experience evaluating perception performance using recorded data, simulation, SIL/HIL testing, and vehicle testing
- Ability to troubleshoot complex sensor, software, calibration, and system-integration issues
- Experience leading technical workstreams and providing guidance to other engineers
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with autonomous logistics vehicles, heavy equipment, industrial vehicles, or mobile robotics
- Experience with OpenCV, PCL, PyTorch, TensorFlow, CUDA, or TensorRT
- Experience with multi-sensor fusion and Kalman filtering
- Experience with occupancy grids, semantic mapping, environmental modeling, or multi-object tracking
- Experience with docking, alignment, pallet/container detection, or precision positioning
- Experience validating autonomous systems in industrial or challenging outdoor environments
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mathematics, or a related technical field. Master’s degree preferred.
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Compensation: $70.00 - $80.00 per hour