Autonomy Perception Engineer — Off-Road Vision

Mach, Inc.; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation and PTO

10+ Paid Holidays

75% company sponsored health plan

Dental, Vision and 401K available

Equity incentive package

Job summary

Mach, Inc. is seeking an AI Perception Engineer for Off-Road Autonomy to advance machine vision and AI systems for autonomous heavy equipment.

You will develop perception capabilities to understand outdoor environments, detect obstacles, interpret terrain, and support autonomous decisions across data collection, labeling, training, evaluation, deployment, and field validation. The role includes working on vision-language-action models, fusing multi-sensor data, and delivering robust perception

Qualifications

• Strong experience in computer vision, machine learning, perception, or autonomous systems.
• Self-starter who can work independently and manage projects with minimal oversight.
• Strong programming skills in a major language such as C++, C, Python, or similar.
• Experience with computer vision, robotics, or machine learning tools such as OpenCV, CUDA, TensorRT, ONNX, ROS/ROS2, PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar tooling.
• Ability to build practical systems that balance model accuracy, latency, reliability, and deployment constraints.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop perception capabilities for off-road autonomous vehicles and heavy equipment.
• Lead data collection, labeling strategy, model training, evaluation, deployment and field validation.
• Contribute to vision-language-action model development and multimodal AI research.
• Integrate and fuse data from LiDAR, radar, cameras, GPS/INS and other sensors.
• Debug perception failures in real-world environments and improve models based on performance.

Skills

Computer vision

Machine learning

Perception

Autonomous systems

C/C++/Python

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

OpenCV

CUDA

TensorRT

ONNX

ROS/ROS2

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Mach, Inc. is seeking an AI Perception Engineer for Off-Road Autonomy to advance machine vision and AI systems for autonomous heavy equipment.

You will develop perception capabilities to understand outdoor environments, detect obstacles, interpret terrain, and support autonomous decisions across data collection, labeling, training, evaluation, deployment, and field validation. The role includes working on vision-language-action models, fusing multi-sensor data, and delivering robust perception