Senior 3D Perception Engineer for Field Robotics

FieldAI; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 1,850,000; Full time

Job summary

FieldAI in Irvine is seeking a seasoned perception engineer to design, build, and deploy perception systems for autonomous robots operating in complex real-world environments.

You will own end-to-end perception subsystems, work with LiDAR and vision data, and collaborate with planning and autonomy teams to ensure robust, real-time performance on hardware. Strong background in C++ and GPU optimization is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning or related field; graduate degree preferred.
• 4+ years of professional experience in ML, CV, robotics with hands-on perception engineering.
• Hands-on experience deploying perception systems on real-world robotic platforms.
• Strong LiDAR/vision sensor experience for 3D perception and real-world robotics.
• Strong systems-level understanding of perception within the autonomy stack and latency considerations.
• Experience with planning/navigation/controls is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, deploy perception systems for autonomous robots in real-world environments.
• Develop new perception capabilities leveraging existing model outputs and new algorithms.
• Work with LiDAR and vision data emphasizing 3D perception and geometric reasoning.
• Develop and integrate multi-sensor perception algorithms across simulations and field deployments.
• Collaborate with planning and autonomy teams to align perception with downstream decisions.
• Debug field perception and system-level issues including synchronization, calibration, and integration.
• Push algorithms to real robots, optimize for compute, latency, and hardware constraints.
• Evaluate perception performance offline, in simulation, and on-robot field validation.
• Address long-tail and safety-critical perception challenges with scalable data pipelines.

Skills

C++ production-grade

CUDA and GPU optimization

Robotics perception

LiDAR and vision sensors

Systems-level understanding

Software engineering

Autonomous robots experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Robotics/ML

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

CUDA toolkit

ROS

PCL

OpenCV

Job description

FieldAI in Irvine is seeking a seasoned perception engineer to design, build, and deploy perception systems for autonomous robots operating in complex real-world environments.

You will own end-to-end perception subsystems, work with LiDAR and vision data, and collaborate with planning and autonomy teams to ensure robust, real-time performance on hardware. Strong background in C++ and GPU optimization is valued.