Robotics CV Engineer — Real-Time Perception (Hybrid)

Placements24; Paarl; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Hybrid work model

Training and conferences

Career growth

Job summary

Placements24 in Paarl, Western Cape, seeks a Senior Computer Vision Engineer to design and implement real-time CV algorithms for robot perception, navigation, and manipulation. You will work on embedded platforms, ROS, and 3D vision tasks.

The ideal candidate holds a Master’s or PhD in a CV-related field, with 4+ years in robotics CV, and is proficient in C++, Python, OpenCV, and DL frameworks (TensorFlow/PyTorch). Hybrid work and ongoing learning opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Robotics with focus on computer vision.
• 4+ years of computer vision engineering experience in robotics or autonomous systems.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python with CV libraries and DL frameworks.
• Familiarity with ROS, calibration, sensor fusion, and 3D reconstruction.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop real-time computer vision algorithms for robot perception, navigation, and manipulation.
• Design and optimize CV pipelines for embedded robotic platforms.
• Work with 2D/3D vision data including stereo, depth, and point clouds.
• Implement object detection, tracking, recognition, and pose estimation.
• Collaborate with robotics engineers to integrate vision in control loops.
• Optimize algorithms for performance on resource-constrained hardware.
• Stay current with CV/robotics research and validate systems in simulation and on real robots.

Skills

C++ programming

Python

Computer vision

Robotics

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/EE/Robotics with CV focus

Tools

OpenCV

PCL

Eigen

ROS

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Placements24 in Paarl, Western Cape, seeks a Senior Computer Vision Engineer to design and implement real-time CV algorithms for robot perception, navigation, and manipulation. You will work on embedded platforms, ROS, and 3D vision tasks.

The ideal candidate holds a Master’s or PhD in a CV-related field, with 4+ years in robotics CV, and is proficient in C++, Python, OpenCV, and DL frameworks (TensorFlow/PyTorch). Hybrid work and ongoing learning opportunities are offered.