Senior Robotics Perception Engineer — Industrial Automation

symbotic; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Symbotic in the United States seeks a Robotics Engineer specializing in Robot Perception to develop advanced perception systems for autonomous warehouse solutions, including object detection, pose estimation, sensor calibration and fusion, and integration with planning and manipulation.

You will build large-scale datasets, improve simulation environments, and contribute to sim-to-real transfer using state-of-the-art techniques while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with

Qualifications

• Education as described (Bachelors/Master’s, PhD a plus).
• 8+ years of robotics perception experience.
• Strong programming in C++, C#, Python; CV/dl expertise.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced perception architectures integrating CV and DL techniques.
• Maintain robust software engineering practices with reviews, tests, and docs.
• Collaborate with planning teams to embed perception data into control pipelines.
• Design real-time decision-making workflows using integrated perception data.
• Create and curate large-scale datasets with labeling and QA.
• Enhance simulation environments and bridge sim-to-real gaps using Gaussian Splatting, NeRFs, GenAI.
• Drive research and innovation in robotics perception and mentor junior engineers.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Skills

C++

C#

Python

Computer Vision

Pose Estimation

SLAM

Sensor Fusion

Data Pipelines

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Robotics/CS/EE

PhD is a plus

Tools

PyTorch

JAX

ROS

3D Simulation

Job description

Symbotic in the United States seeks a Robotics Engineer specializing in Robot Perception to develop advanced perception systems for autonomous warehouse solutions, including object detection, pose estimation, sensor calibration and fusion, and integration with planning and manipulation.

You will build large-scale datasets, improve simulation environments, and contribute to sim-to-real transfer using state-of-the-art techniques while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with