Senior Perception Engineer: SLAM, CV & Real-World Robotics

Uncrewed Engineering Jobs; Philadelphia, Northern (Philadelphia County, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity incentive package

Flexible time off

Job summary

Uncrewed Engineering Jobs is seeking a Perception Engineer in Philadelphia to design and productionize SLAM, state estimation, and computer vision for autonomous robots. You will bridge theory and deployment, moving algorithms from research to robust software used on real hardware.

The role supports Senior, Staff, or Lead levels with responsibilities scaling accordingly. Strong background in robotics perception, C++/Python, Linux, and ROS/ROS 2 are required, with a focus on real-world robotics

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Robotics, CS, EE, or related field required.
• PhD in related field is welcomed and considered equivalent experience.
• Strong background in robotics perception or computer vision with hands-on SLAM/localization in real systems.
• Solid understanding of 3D geometry, camera models/calibration, and probabilistic state estimation.
• Proficiency in C++ and/or Python; experience in Linux; ROS / ROS 2 familiarity.
• Strong debugging and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement SLAM and localization systems (visual, visual-inertial, lidar, or multi-sensor).
• Develop and integrate computer vision pipelines for feature extraction, tracking, mapping, and scene understanding.
• Implement and optimize estimation algorithms (filtering and optimization-based).
• Fuse data from cameras, IMUs, lidars, and depth sensors.
• Evaluate perception performance using real-world data and metrics.
• Optimize algorithms for real-time performance and robustness.
• Collaborate with controls and planning teams for downstream autonomy.
• Maintain clean, well-tested production-quality code.
• Contribute to tooling, datasets, and evaluation frameworks.

Skills

C++

Python

Linux

ROS/ROS 2

Debugging

Data analysis

3D geometry

Coordinate transformations

Computer vision

SLAM

Education

Master’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

PhD in related field

Tools

ORB-SLAM

VINS

Cartographer

GTSAM

CUDA

OpenCV

Job description

Uncrewed Engineering Jobs is seeking a Perception Engineer in Philadelphia to design and productionize SLAM, state estimation, and computer vision for autonomous robots. You will bridge theory and deployment, moving algorithms from research to robust software used on real hardware.

The role supports Senior, Staff, or Lead levels with responsibilities scaling accordingly. Strong background in robotics perception, C++/Python, Linux, and ROS/ROS 2 are required, with a focus on real-world robotics