Perception Engineer for Humanoid Robotics & Autonomy

Figure AI; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Figure AI is seeking a Perception Engineer to advance perception systems for autonomous humanoid robots. You will own the full lifecycle from ideation to deployment, delivering robust software for real-world tasks in dynamic environments.

You will work closely with robotics, software, and data teams to push the autonomy stack forward, leveraging 3D vision, VIO/SLAM, and diffusion-based methods while prioritizing scalable, production-grade software practices.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in production-level software and ML engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop perception systems including onboard computer vision, localization, visuomotor policies, and offline data annotation.
• Own the end-to-end product life cycle from initial ideation to deployment.
• Deliver high-quality, reliable software solutions for real-world application.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to evolve and optimize our autonomy stack.

Skills

Production software

ML engineering

Probability & math

3D Vision

VIO/SLAM

VLM

Diffusion models

Geometric CV

Fast-paced environment

Humanoid robotics

Tools

CUDA

Spark

Ray

Job description

Figure AI is seeking a Perception Engineer to advance perception systems for autonomous humanoid robots. You will own the full lifecycle from ideation to deployment, delivering robust software for real-world tasks in dynamic environments.

You will work closely with robotics, software, and data teams to push the autonomy stack forward, leveraging 3D vision, VIO/SLAM, and diffusion-based methods while prioritizing scalable, production-grade software practices.