Senior Robotics Engineer - Perception & Autonomy (Remote)

Darwin Recruitment; California; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwin Recruitment is seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer for Perception and Autonomy. This remote US role involves leading perception and navigation software for large machines, with regular travel to customer sites and to our R&D team overseas.

You will collaborate with an international R&D team of software, hardware, and machinery engineers to shape the platform's technical direction. Strong ROS 2 experience and real-robot perception are essential.

Qualifications

• Senior robotics software experience (10+ years)
• Strong perception systems experience on real robots/vehicles
• Hands-on ROS 2 experience (Nav2)
• Sensor integration with hardware
• Strong C++ and/or Python
• Clear communication across time zones and languages
• Willingness to travel and occasional evening meetings

Responsibilities

• Design and build environment perception from lidar, radar, cameras, GNSS
• Build and tune navigation and autonomy on ROS 2 (Nav2, costmaps, planners)
• Integrate and evaluate sensors on real machines
• Design robot application software tying perception, planning and control
• Test on real machines in the field and iterate improvements
• Collaborate with international R&D team across time zones

Skills

ROS 2

Nav2

C++

Python

Perception

Navigation

Sensor fusion

Team collaboration

Travel

Tools

Lidar

Radar

Cameras

GNSS

Nav2

Job description

Darwin Recruitment is seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer for Perception and Autonomy. This remote US role involves leading perception and navigation software for large machines, with regular travel to customer sites and to our R&D team overseas.

You will collaborate with an international R&D team of software, hardware, and machinery engineers to shape the platform's technical direction. Strong ROS 2 experience and real-robot perception are essential.