Senior Perception & Sensor Fusion Engineer

Parallel Systems; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Parallel Systems in Los Angeles is building autonomous, battery‑electric rail vehicles to transform freight. We are seeking a Senior Robotics Software Engineer to develop perception and sensor‑fusion algorithms that let our vehicles understand the world in real time and operate safely around the clock.

You will design geometry‑based computer vision and robotics techniques, fuse lidar, camera, IMU, GPS data, and integrate with ML and embedded teams to move from research to production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years hands-on experience developing and deploying robotics/perception software in real-world systems.
• Strong background in geometry-based computer vision and robotics algorithms; ML experience is a bonus.
• Proficiency in Rust and C/C++ and real-time, high-throughput sensor data fusion.

Responsibilities

• Build real-time robotics software that ingests and fuses high-throughput sensor data from lidar, camera, IMU, GPS, and others.
• Implement, validate, and test sensor fusion code across simulation and field deployments.
• Perform sensor calibration and apply linear algebra, 3D geometry, and optimization to state estimation.
• Design geometry-based vision/robotics algorithms for real-time perception; ML-based approaches are a bonus.
• Evaluate sensor selection, define test plans, and ensure 24/7 production reliability.
• Collaborate with ML, firmware, embedded platform, and systems teams to integrate perception into the autonomy stack.

Skills

Rust

C/C++

ROS2

Sensor fusion

Real-time systems

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Robotics, CS, Electrical Engineering

Tools

GStreamer

Job description

Parallel Systems in Los Angeles is building autonomous, battery‑electric rail vehicles to transform freight. We are seeking a Senior Robotics Software Engineer to develop perception and sensor‑fusion algorithms that let our vehicles understand the world in real time and operate safely around the clock.

You will design geometry‑based computer vision and robotics techniques, fuse lidar, camera, IMU, GPS data, and integrate with ML and embedded teams to move from research to production.