Director of Perception & Robotic Vision

SupportFinity, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Flexible vacation & sick leave

Job summary

Robust.AI seeks a Director of Perception to lead computer vision, sensor fusion, and 3D understanding for robotic platforms. You will build and mentor a world-class team, defining a roadmap that balances product needs with ongoing innovation.

You will drive perception across real-world deployments, align with robotics and ML teams, and push robust, scalable systems from research to production while shaping the company’s technical culture.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience or BS with 10+ years.
• 3+ years of experience leading and managing technical teams.
• Deep expertise in computer vision, including object detection, segmentation, tracking, 3D reconstruction, and/or scene understanding.
• Proven track record of shipping perception systems in real-world robotics or autonomous systems applications.
• Strong foundation in machine learning, particularly deep learning for vision tasks.
• Experience with sensor fusion across cameras, depth sensors, and other modalities.
• Excellent software engineering skills and experience with production ML systems.
• Strong communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead the perception team in developing state-of-the-art computer vision, sensor fusion, and 3D understanding systems for robotic applications.
• Define and execute the technical roadmap for perception capabilities, balancing near-term product needs with long-term innovation.
• Sensor & compute selection, validation & integration.
• Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of perception engineers, computer vision researchers, and ML engineers.
• Drive the development of robust perception systems that handle real-world variability, edge cases, and challenging environmental conditions.
• Collaborate closely with robotics, planning, controls, and ML teams to ensure seamless integration of perception into complete robotic systems.
• Establish best practices for data collection, annotation, model training, evaluation, and deployment of perception models.
• Partner with product and business teams to translate customer needs into technical requirements and deliverables.
• Stay current with latest research and industry developments, identifying opportunities to leverage cutting-edge techniques.
• Contribute to the broader technical strategy and culture of the organization.

Skills

Computer vision

Team leadership

Machine learning

Sensor fusion

Production ML systems

Communication

Education

PhD in CS/Robotics/EE

MS in CS/Robotics/EE

Tools

Python

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Robust.AI seeks a Director of Perception to lead computer vision, sensor fusion, and 3D understanding for robotic platforms. You will build and mentor a world-class team, defining a roadmap that balances product needs with ongoing innovation.

You will drive perception across real-world deployments, align with robotics and ML teams, and push robust, scalable systems from research to production while shaping the company’s technical culture.