Senior Robot Perception Engineer

Strive Robotics; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Strive Robotics is seeking a senior perception engineer to architect and implement perception systems enabling robots to understand manufacturing environments. You will own the perception stack from design through deployment, with an initial focus on accurate object localization for loading and assembly.

You will develop calibration, tracking, and sensor fusion across RGB, stereo, and depth cameras, incorporating force and tactile feedback to ensure reliability in real-world conditions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer vision, or a closely related field with 10+ years of relevant experience, or a PhD with 3+ years.
• At least 3 years of experience deploying and supporting perception systems on physical robots.
• Experience deploying and supporting perception systems on physical robots in manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Build object detection, 6D pose estimation, and scene understanding systems that support reliable manipulation at customer pilot sites.
• Develop calibration, tracking, and sensor fusion across RGB, stereo, and depth cameras, incorporating force and tactile feedback.
• Own perception architecture and implementation, with an initial focus on accurate object localization for loading and assembly.

Skills

Geometric computer vision

Deep learning model adaptation

Python

C++

Robotics perception deployment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS / computer vision or related field

PhD in related field

Job description

Strive Robotics is seeking a senior perception engineer to architect and implement perception systems enabling robots to understand manufacturing environments. You will own the perception stack from design through deployment, with an initial focus on accurate object localization for loading and assembly.

You will develop calibration, tracking, and sensor fusion across RGB, stereo, and depth cameras, incorporating force and tactile feedback to ensure reliability in real-world conditions.