Lead Perception Engineer - Autonomous Systems (SF On-site)

Wwshemi; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Wwshemi in San Francisco, CA, seeks a leader to own the perception stack for autonomous systems. You will set architecture, develop ML models, and deploy on embedded hardware, ensuring robust sensor fusion and real-time performance in demanding field conditions.

You’ll mentor engineers and work with robotics, controls, and hardware teams, bringing advanced perception capabilities from detection to fusion to production-grade systems for defense applications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building perception systems on physical hardware.
• Strong Python and C++ with CV, detection and real-time tracking.
• Experience deploying ML models on-device; TensorRT/ONNX preferred.
• Background in perception, robotics, autonomy, aerospace or defense.
• Advanced degree or equivalent experience in CS/EE/Robotics.

Responsibilities

• Set the perception architecture for detection, tracking, and fusion.
• Develop ML models and pipelines; deploy to embedded devices.
• Fuse EO/IR and other sensor data for real-time use.
• Optimize perception performance for embedded compute and latency.
• Collaborate with robotics, controls, and hardware engineers.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to implementation.

Skills

Python

C++

Computer vision

Real-time tracking

ML deployment on-device

ML training pipelines

Robotics perception

Aerospace/defense domain

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS/EE/Robotics or related field

Tools

TensorRT

ONNX

Job description

Wwshemi in San Francisco, CA, seeks a leader to own the perception stack for autonomous systems. You will set architecture, develop ML models, and deploy on embedded hardware, ensuring robust sensor fusion and real-time performance in demanding field conditions.

You’ll mentor engineers and work with robotics, controls, and hardware teams, bringing advanced perception capabilities from detection to fusion to production-grade systems for defense applications.