Staff Perception Engineer - Physical AI & Robotics

Evolution USA; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolution USA is seeking a Staff Perception Engineer for its Greater Boston robotics team. You will own critical parts of the perception stack, developing 2D/3D computer vision, SLAM and sensor fusion capabilities for autonomous systems.

You'll work with camera, LiDAR and depth data, implementing perception software in C++ and Python, and drive prototypes through testing and deployment on real robots. This role demands collaboration across autonomy, robotics software and hardware groups to push

Qualifications

• Experience building perception systems for physical robotic platforms.
• Strong C++ and Python development.
• Familiar with ROS/ROS 2 and modern robotics software architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop perception algorithms enabling robots to interpret surroundings.
• Build robust 2D/3D computer vision and sensor fusion pipelines.
• Collaborate with autonomy, robotics software and hardware teams to deploy on real robots.

Skills

C++

Python

ROS 2

Computer Vision

3D Perception

Sensor Fusion

Tools

OpenCV

PCL

ROS

Job description

We're partnering with an ambitious, well-funded robotics company in Greater Boston that's developing intelligent autonomous systems designed to operate in complex, real-world environments.

With its core technology already developed and the engineering team expanding, the business is entering an exciting phase: taking increasingly sophisticated AI and robotics capabilities into real-world deployment.

Staff Perception Engineer to take ownership of critical parts of the perception stack and help solve some genuinely challenging problems at the intersection of computer vision, machine learning and robotics.

What you'll be working on:

• Designing and developing perception algorithms that enable robots to interpret and navigate their surroundings.
• Building robust 2D/3D computer vision systems, including object detection, tracking and pose estimation.
• Working with camera, depth and LiDAR data to improve environmental understanding.
• Developing and optimizing perception software in C++ and Python for real-time robotic applications.
• Taking algorithms from prototype through testing, integration and deployment on physical robots.
• Collaborating closely with autonomy, robotics software and hardware engineers to improve system performance.

What they're looking for:

• Strong C++ and Python development experience.
• Deep expertise in computer vision, 3D perception or sensor fusion.
• Experience developing perception systems for physical robotic platforms.
• Familiarity with ROS/ROS 2 and modern robotics software architectures.
• A track record of owning technically challenging projects and delivering working systems.

Experience with SLAM, localization, deep learning, motion planning or robot learning would be particularly interesting.

Why is this worth exploring?

This isn't a position where you'll be working on an isolated algorithm that may never leave the lab.

You'll have meaningful technical ownership, work alongside accomplished robotics engineers and directly influence how intelligent machines perceive and operate in the physical world.

It's an opportunity to join a business at an exciting stage of its growth, where the engineering challenges are significant and the impact of your work will be visible.

If you're a hands-on engineer who enjoys tackling difficult problems and wants to help push Physical AI beyond research and into the real world, I'd love to tell you more.