Lead Perception Engineer — Autonomous Vehicles

TALENT Software Services; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

TALENT Software Services is seeking a Perception Engineer III to lead the design and deployment of perception algorithms across LiDAR, radar, and camera systems for autonomous platforms. You will architect real-time C++ pipelines and mentor junior engineers.

You'll collaborate with systems and planning teams, define validation processes, and ensure robust sensor fusion and embedded deployments at client sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field.
• 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 applications.
• Proven experience with LiDAR, radar, image processing, or sensor fusion and object tracking.
• Experience with ROS/ROS2 and DDS or pub-sub messaging architectures.
• Strong understanding of ML/AI techniques in embedded C++ environments.
• Proficiency in Python3 or MATLAB for prototyping and analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of linear algebra, probabilistic estimation, and coordinate transformations.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of perception algorithms for LiDAR, radar, camera, and sensor fusion across client platforms.
• 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 resolution of complex perception failures through root cause analysis and refinement.
• Collaborate 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, algorithm decisions, and lessons learned.

Skills

C++ (Linux)

Multithreading

LiDAR processing

Radar processing

Image processing

Sensor fusion

ROS/ROS2

Python3 MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

ROS/ROS2

DDS

Linux

Job description

TALENT Software Services is seeking a Perception Engineer III to lead the design and deployment of perception algorithms across LiDAR, radar, and camera systems for autonomous platforms. You will architect real-time C++ pipelines and mentor junior engineers.

You'll collaborate with systems and planning teams, define validation processes, and ensure robust sensor fusion and embedded deployments at client sites.