Perception Engineer - Autonomous Robotics (San Jose)

Acceler8 Talent; California; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Acceler8 Talent is partnering with a stealth robotics startup in San Jose, CA, to hire a Perception Engineer who will own perception systems for autonomous robots. This onsite role offers impact on core perception pipelines and direct deployment on hardware.

You will work across perception, learning, and hardware, coding in C++ and Python, addressing edge cases, sensor variability, and real-world constraints with a small, hands-on team that values ownership.

Qualifications

• Engineers who have personally owned production or field-tested perception systems in self-driving or other challenging autonomous environments.
• Strong 3D and visual perception experience with deep implementation knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy robust perception systems for autonomous robots.
• Debug perception failures and improve reliability across the pipeline.
• Implement core systems in C++ and Python with room to develop new approaches.
• Collaborate across learning and hardware to ensure real-world perception performance.

Skills

Autonomous systems

C++

Python

Computer vision

Job description

Acceler8 Talent is partnering with a stealth robotics startup in San Jose, CA, to hire a Perception Engineer who will own perception systems for autonomous robots. This onsite role offers impact on core perception pipelines and direct deployment on hardware.

You will work across perception, learning, and hardware, coding in C++ and Python, addressing edge cases, sensor variability, and real-world constraints with a small, hands-on team that values ownership.