Senior Robotics Perception Engineer

Walmart Inc.; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Live Better U

Stock purchase plan

PTO

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Senior Manager of Automation Engineering in Bentonville, AR, to lead advanced robotics development across perception, planning, and control systems within the supply chain.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership and collaboration with Walmart’s Advanced Engineering & Robotics team to translate innovations into scalable deployments, combining robotics, AI, and large-scale operations for measurable impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in computer vision, perception, or robotics AI systems.
• Strong programming skills in C++ and Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy robust perception systems for real-world robotics environments.
• Build advanced computer vision models (detection, segmentation, pose estimation, 3D perception).
• Develop and optimize multi-sensor fusion pipelines (RGB, RGB-D, LiDAR).
• Lead field testing, debugging, and performance tuning of perception modules.
• Transition perception capabilities from prototype to scalable production systems.

Skills

robotics perception

computer vision

ROS/ROS2

edge AI deployment

C++

Python

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

ROS/ROS2

Vision-Language-Action (VLA)

edge devices

Job description

Walmart is seeking a Senior Manager of Automation Engineering in Bentonville, AR, to lead advanced robotics development across perception, planning, and control systems within the supply chain.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership and collaboration with Walmart’s Advanced Engineering & Robotics team to translate innovations into scalable deployments, combining robotics, AI, and large-scale operations for measurable impact.