Field Perception Engineer - Flexible Hours

Burnbot, Inc.; South San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

BurnBot, Inc. is seeking an experienced engineer to own the perception stack for remotely operated machines used in wildfire management.

The role involves integrating camera, lidar, thermal, and radar data, calibrating sensors, and fusing outputs to detect vegetation, terrain, obstacles, and people in real environments. You will deploy perception models on embedded hardware, optimize for latency and power, and evaluate performance with real-field metrics to support safe and rapid wildfire

Qualifications

• Experience with sensor fusion or perception systems.
• Experience deploying models on embedded hardware.
• Familiarity with real-world field metrics for safety-critical robotics.

Responsibilities

• Own the perception stack for remotely operated machines.
• Integrate camera, lidar, thermal, and radar data for detection.
• Calibrate sensors and fuse outputs to detect vegetation, terrain, obstacles, and people.

Job description

BurnBot is seeking an experienced engineer to own the perception stack for remotely operated machines used in wildfire management. You will integrate camera, lidar, thermal, and radar data, calibrate sensors, and fuse outputs to detect vegetation, terrain, obstacles, and people in real environments.

You will deploy perception models on embedded hardware, optimize for latency and power, and evaluate performance with real-field metrics, contributing to safe, rapid wildfire response.