Senior Robotics Perception Architect

Darwin Recruitment; United States; Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwin Recruitment is helping an international engineering business build a Physical AI and robotics capability in Germany. We seek a senior Robotics Perception Architect to shape complete perception solutions for autonomous machines, guiding engineering teams from concept to delivery.

You will define sensor fusion, perception pipelines, and integration with navigation, planning, and manipulation systems, while engaging with customers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Significant production software experience in C++ and Python.
• Strong background designing perception systems for robotics or autonomous vehicles.
• Leadership or senior engineering experience in architecture or principal roles.

Responsibilities

• Design perception architectures for autonomous vehicles, mobile robots and intelligent machinery.
• Define the complete data journey from sensors to localisation and decision-making.
• Lead technical reviews and communicate architecture direction to multidisciplinary teams.
• Support pre-sales activity with workshops, assessments and solution design.
• Translate customer challenges into practical engineering plans and roadmaps.

Skills

C++

Python

Robotics perception

German & English

Tools

ROS/ROS 2

OpenCV

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Darwin Recruitment is helping an international engineering business build a Physical AI and robotics capability in Germany. We seek a senior Robotics Perception Architect to shape complete perception solutions for autonomous machines, guiding engineering teams from concept to delivery.

You will define sensor fusion, perception pipelines, and integration with navigation, planning, and manipulation systems, while engaging with customers and stakeholders.