Perception Robotics Engineer | Austin Relocation & Equity

TerraFirma; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

TerraFirma is hiring a robotics engineer to design and implement perception systems for automated heavy machinery. You will handle sensor integration, real‑time pipelines, and field testing to enable collision avoidance, motion planning, and operator visualization.

You will influence architecture decisions, mentor new engineers, and collaborate across hardware and software teams in a fast‑paced startup in Austin. Willingness to relocate is required.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Robotics, Mechanical, Physics, CS or EE, or related field.
• 2+ years of professional or project experience with robotic software development and real‑time perception pipelines.
• Proven track record of owning large‑scale deliverables, leading teams, and driving product roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Integrate multi-spectral and TOF sensors with real‑time processing constraints.
• Collaborate with motion/trajectory teams to design sensor systems.
• Develop algorithms for object detection for collision avoidance and planning.
• Visualize the state of systems by stitching camera feeds and sensor data.
• Train ML models and support data collection/labeling for training/validation.
• Build simulation/visualization tools for rapid prototyping of robotics software.
• Own sensor integration, calibration, testing for prototypes and production.
• Lead interdisciplinary teams and participate in hiring.

Skills

Robotics software

Real-time perception

Team leadership

C++ & Python

Linux development

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Linux

Embedded MCUs

FPGAs

Job description

TerraFirma is hiring a robotics engineer to design and implement perception systems for automated heavy machinery. You will handle sensor integration, real‑time pipelines, and field testing to enable collision avoidance, motion planning, and operator visualization.

You will influence architecture decisions, mentor new engineers, and collaborate across hardware and software teams in a fast‑paced startup in Austin. Willingness to relocate is required.