{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"fedf4542989da8bf02473512","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/fedf4542989da8bf02473512","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/fedf4542989da8bf02473512","title":"Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Perception","description":"Overview\nIn this role you will develop real-time perception and sensor fusion for autonomous, battery-electric rail vehicles. You will work with cross-functional teams to bring multi-modal data streams from lidar, camera, IMU, and GPS into reliable state estimation and perception. You will translate first-principles methods into production-ready fusion and vision software. This position combines math, sensors, and field deployment to enable 24/7 autonomous operation and safer, greener freight solutions.\n\nResponsibilitiesBuild and maintain real-time software to ingest and fuse high-throughput, multi-modal sensor data (lidar, camera, IMU, GPS).Implement, validate, and test real-time sensor fusion across simulation and real-world deployments, catching regressions early.Perform sensor calibration (intrinsic, extrinsic, temporal) and apply linear algebra, 3D geometry, and optimization to state estimation.Design and implement geometry-based computer vision and robotics algorithms for real-time perception; ML-based approaches are a bonus.Evaluate sensor selection and system-level tradeoffs and define test plans to prove 24/7 production reliability.Contribute to sensor system hardware design, including rugged enclosures and mounts for field use.Build and maintain sensor pipelines for real-time streaming and processing of sensor and video data.Collaborate with ML, firmware, embedded platform, and systems engineering teams to integrate perception into the autonomy stack.\nKey requirements4+ years of hands-on robotics or perception software experience in real-world systems.Strong background in geometry-based computer vision and robotics algorithms (multi-view geometry, filtering, optimization); ML experience a bonus.Proficiency in Rust and C/C++.Experience with real-time systems handling high-throughput, multi-modal sensor data and fusion across lidar, camera, IMU, and GPS.excellent communicationcollaborationability to work on interdisciplinary teamsgeometry-based computer visionmulti-view geometrystate estimation","company":"Parallel Systems","rawCompany":"parallel systems","city":"Anaheim","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-15T04:07:11.948Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2199.08","title":"Robotics Engineers","slug":"robotics-engineers"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"}],"industries":[{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"},{"code":"541715","title":"Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)","slug":"research-and-development-in-the-physical-engineering-and-life-sciences-except-nanotechnology-and-biotechnology"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Perception","description":"Overview\nIn this role you will develop real-time perception and sensor fusion for autonomous, battery-electric rail vehicles. 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