Senior Perception Engineer — Vision Systems for Robotics

Nodi; New York (NY); On-site; USD 195,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

Company holidays

EOY shutdown

401(k)

Mental health support

Job summary

Radical AI in New York is seeking a Perception Engineer to design, deploy, and scale vision-guided automation in fast-moving labs. You will shape both software and hardware aspects of lab automation and collaborate with Roboticists, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineers, and Materials Scientists.

You will work on 2D/3D vision, calibration, and integration with motion planning, delivering world-class technology on ambitious timelines.

Qualifications

• Degree in Robotics, Computer Vision, EE, CS, or a related field.
• 5+ years designing and deploying machine vision in robotics or automation.
• Hands-on with 2D/3D cameras, lenses, lighting, and optics.
• Proficiency in Python and/or C++ for production software.
• Experience integrating vision systems with industrial robots and motion platforms.
• Experience with sim2real and domain randomization in a computer vision domain.
• Experience with robotic control frameworks (ROS/ROS2 or equivalent).
• Ability to work independently in a hands-on environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and deploy 2D and 3D vision systems for robotic manipulation, inspection, state verification, and sensor fusion
• Develop vision-guided automation solutions integrating cameras, lighting, optics, and robots in lab environments
• Implement perception pipelines for object detection, segmentation, pose estimation, and feature extraction
• Work on classical detection algorithms as well as training and deploying state-of-the-art vision models
• Own camera calibration and system-level accuracy validation
• Integrate vision outputs with robot motion planning, grasping, and task execution
• Collaborate with software, mechatronics, and mechanical teams to translate needs into automated solutions
• Contribute to technical direction and architecture decisions across robotics and perception stacks

Skills

Python

C++

Robotics experience

Machine vision

ROS/ROS2

Education

Degree in Robotics, Computer Vision, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Tools

ROS/ROS2

Camera calibration tools

Job description

Radical AI in New York is seeking a Perception Engineer to design, deploy, and scale vision-guided automation in fast-moving labs. You will shape both software and hardware aspects of lab automation and collaborate with Roboticists, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineers, and Materials Scientists.

You will work on 2D/3D vision, calibration, and integration with motion planning, delivering world-class technology on ambitious timelines.