Autonomy Perception Engineer — SLAM & Real-Time CV

Roboticsconnected; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity incentive package

On-site role in Philadelphia

Job summary

Roboticsconnected in Philadelphia, PA, is seeking a Perception Engineer to design SLAM, localization, and computer vision for production robots. You will bridge research and deployment, turning algorithms into reliable software that runs in real time on real hardware.

The role promotes Senior/Staff/Lead levels with leadership opportunities, a strong emphasis on clean, tested code, and close collaboration with controls and planning teams. A competitive base salary and equity are offered.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in robotics/CS/EE, plus 2+ years of relevant work experience
• PhD in robotics/CS/EE or related field is acceptable
• Strong background in robotics perception or computer vision, with hands-on SLAM/localization experience
• Solid understanding of 3D geometry, camera models, and probabilistic state estimation
• Proficiency in C++ and/or Python; Linux experience; ROS/ROS 2 familiarity

Responsibilities

• Design and implement SLAM and localization systems (visual, visual-inertial, lidar, or multi-sensor)
• Develop and integrate computer vision pipelines for feature extraction, tracking, mapping, and scene understanding
• Implement and optimize estimation algorithms (filtering and optimization-based methods)
• Fuse data from cameras, IMUs, lidars, and depth sensors
• Evaluate perception performance using real-world data and metrics
• Collaborate with controls and planning teams to support downstream autonomy
• Maintain clean, well-tested, production-quality code
• Contribute to tooling, datasets, and evaluation frameworks

Skills

C++

Python

Robotics perception

Computer vision

Linux

ROS/ROS 2

Education

Master’s degree in Robotics, CS, EE

PhD in related field

Tools

ORB-SLAM

VINS

Cartographer

GTSAM

Job description

Roboticsconnected in Philadelphia, PA, is seeking a Perception Engineer to design SLAM, localization, and computer vision for production robots. You will bridge research and deployment, turning algorithms into reliable software that runs in real time on real hardware.

The role promotes Senior/Staff/Lead levels with leadership opportunities, a strong emphasis on clean, tested code, and close collaboration with controls and planning teams. A competitive base salary and equity are offered.