Lead Perception Engineer: Autonomous Vehicle Sensor Fusion

Capgemini; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini is seeking a Perception Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of perception algorithms across LiDAR, radar, camera, and sensor fusion for autonomous platforms. You will architect real-time C++ pipelines in embedded environments and mentor junior engineers on the Perception team.

You will define integration standards, collaborate with planning/controls/systems teams, and deploy systems at customer sites, driving issue resolution and documenting архитект decisions for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field; Master's preferred.
• 4–7 years of experience developing perception systems for autonomous vehicles or robotics platforms.
• Expert proficiency in C++ (C++11 or newer) with production-grade, multithreaded Linux apps.
• Two of the following: LiDAR point cloud, automotive radar, image processing for object recognition, sensor fusion with tracking.
• Experience with ROS/ROS2 and DDS/pub-sub architectures.
• Strong ML/AI techniques in embedded C++ environments.
• Proficiency in Python3 or MATLAB for prototyping/analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of linear algebra, probabilistic estimation, coordinate transformations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of perception algorithms for LiDAR, radar, camera, and sensor fusion.
• Architect real-time C++ processing pipelines for object detection, classification, tracking, and sensor fusion in embedded environments.
• Define sensor selection criteria, integration standards, and validation processes for perception systems.
• Drive root cause analysis and algorithm refinement to resolve complex perception failures.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with planning, controls, and systems engineers to align outputs with autonomy architecture.
• Deploy and configure perception systems at customer sites and provide technical leadership during integration.
• Mentor Perception Engineers I and II, conduct code reviews and provide guidance.
• Document system architecture and design decisions to build team knowledge.

Skills

C++11+/Production Linux

Multithreaded Linux

ROS/ROS2

Sensor fusion

LiDAR/Radar processing

DDS/pub-sub

Python3/MATLAB

Linear algebra & probabilistic est.

Education

Bachelor's in CS/EE/Robotics

Master's preferred

Tools

DDS middleware

Job description

Capgemini is seeking a Perception Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of perception algorithms across LiDAR, radar, camera, and sensor fusion for autonomous platforms. You will architect real-time C++ pipelines in embedded environments and mentor junior engineers on the Perception team.

You will define integration standards, collaborate with planning/controls/systems teams, and deploy systems at customer sites, driving issue resolution and documenting архитект decisions for