Senior Perception Software Engineer

Picklerobot; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Unlimited vacation

401(k) with 5% employer match

Job summary

Pickle Robot Company is seeking a Senior Perception Software Engineer to advance warehouse automation. You will focus on 3D LiDAR and multi-sensor data to improve state estimation, mapping, and localization for robots at unloading docks.

The role requires production-grade software development in Python and C++, with hands-on experience in ROS/ROS2, OpenCV, and Open3D. You will work from our HQ in Charlestown, MA, three days a week and integrate perception pipelines into the core stack.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of robotics software engineering (or MS with 3+ years).
• Strong Python and C++ production skills.
• Background in linear algebra, geometry, probabilistic robotics.
• Experience with ROS/ROS2, OpenCV, Open3D, Eigen, Git.
• Experience with 3D LiDARs, IMUs, cameras.

Responsibilities

• Drive localization and state estimation accuracy for robot base and scene components.
• Develop advanced obstacle mapping for collision avoidance in messy environments.
• Implement and optimize point cloud processing for real-time edge compute.
• Architect robust software stack interfacing ML model outputs with production codebase.
• Improve and automate multi-sensor calibration for high-fidelity alignment across sensors.

Skills

Python

C++

ROS/ROS2

OpenCV

Open3D

Eigen

PCL

State estimation

Education

MS in robotics or related field

Bachelors acceptable

Tools

Docker

Git

CUDA

Open3D

Job description

About this role:

Pickle is on the hunt for a dynamic and driven Senior Perception Software Engineer to revolutionize the future of warehouse automation. This role will focus on working heavily with 3D LiDAR and other multi-sensor arrays to tackle complex challenges in state estimation, scene perception, mapping, and localization. You will play a crucial part in writing robust, production‑grade software that translates raw sensor data into actionable intelligence for our robots operating in dynamic, real‑world unloading docks.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the accuracy and precision of our localization and state estimation pipelines. You will ensure reliable pose estimation of the robot's mobile base and scene components.
• Develop advanced obstacle mapping for collision avoidance that thrives in messy environments.
• Implement and optimize point cloud processing algorithms tailored for real‑time edge compute.
• Architect a robust software stack that efficiently parses and interfaces with the outputs of our machine learning models, integrating novel perception pipelines seamlessly into the core production codebase.
• Improve and automate multi-sensor calibration routines. You will manage tolerance stacks and ensure high‑fidelity spatial alignment across our sensor suites to guarantee a single source of truth for the robot.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in robotics software engineering (or an MS with 3+ years of highly relevant industry experience).
• Exceptional software engineering fundamentals, highly proficient in Python and C++ for production systems.
• Strong mathematical foundation in linear algebra, geometry, and probabilistic robotics.
• Hands‑on experience building perception stacks using industry‑standard tools and frameworks, including ROS/ROS2, OpenCV, Open3D, Eigen, and Git.
• Hands‑on experience with sensor stacks including 3D LiDARs, IMUs, and cameras.
• You are a "full‑stack" robotics engineer who cares about accuracy, precision, and edge cases in the physical world and can articulate architectural trade‑offs to drive the best system‑level decisions.
• Experience with optimization libraries (Ceres Solver, GTSAM), parallel computing (CUDA), Docker, and PCL preferred.
• Willing and able to work from our HQ in Charlestown, MA, at least 3 days a week.

Pay at Pickle

At Pickle Robot Company, we believe transparency builds trust. The salary range listed here is provided in accordance with Massachusetts law and reflects what we reasonably and in good faith expect to offer for this role. We often consider candidates at different levels of seniority, and final compensation will reflect the level at which a candidate is hired, along with factors like experience and location.

Benefits

Pickle provides best‑in‑class benefits including health, dental, & vision insurance; unlimited vacation, along with all federal and state holidays; 401K contributions of 5% your salary, travel supplies, and other items to make your working life more fun, comfortable, and productive.