Senior Perception & Sensor Fusion Engineer

ManpowerGroup; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Senior Autonomous Vehicle Perception Engineer in Dallas, Texas to lead the perception algorithms development for LiDAR, radar, and camera systems and sensor fusion across autonomous platforms.

You will architect real-time C++ processing pipelines for object detection, classification, tracking, and integration with embedded environments, while collaborating with planning, controls, and systems teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• 4–7 years of experience developing perception systems for autonomous vehicles or robotics platforms.
• Expert proficiency in C++ (C++11 or newer) with production-grade, multithreaded Linux applications.
• Proven experience with LiDAR point cloud processing, automotive radar processing, image processing, or sensor fusion and object tracking.
• Experience with Robot Operating System (ROS or ROS2) and DDS or publish-subscribe messaging architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of perception algorithms for LiDAR, radar, camera, and sensor fusion applications across autonomous platforms.
• Architect real-time C++ processing pipelines for object detection, classification, tracking, and sensor fusion in embedded environments.
• Define sensor selection criteria, integration standards, and validation processes for perception systems.
• Drive resolution of complex perception failures through root cause analysis and algorithm refinement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including planning, controls, and systems engineers to ensure perception outputs align with broader autonomy architecture.

Skills

C++ (C++11+)

LiDAR processing

Sensor fusion

ROS/ROS2

DDS / Pub-Sub

Multithreaded Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/Robotics

Master's degree preferred

Tools

ROS/ROS2

DDS

Job description

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Senior Autonomous Vehicle Perception Engineer in Dallas, Texas to lead the perception algorithms development for LiDAR, radar, and camera systems and sensor fusion across autonomous platforms.

You will architect real-time C++ processing pipelines for object detection, classification, tracking, and integration with embedded environments, while collaborating with planning, controls, and systems teams.