Robotics Perception Engineer

Slip Robotics is hiring a Robotics Perception Engineer to work on autonomous mobile robots. The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining the perception pipeline, including object detection, segmentation, localization, and mapping. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience building perception systems for physical robots and strong proficiency in C++ and Python.

Requirements

• Design, implement, and maintain the perception pipeline for autonomous mobile robots
• Integrate and calibrate LiDAR, depth cameras, and other sensors on production robot platforms
• Develop robust point cloud processing and filtering for reliable operation
• Build and maintain sensor fusion systems that combine multiple modalities for accurate environment understanding
• Create and manage datasets for perception model training, validation, and regression testing
• Collaborate closely with navigation, controls, and hardware teams to ensure perception outputs meet downstream requirements
• Debug and resolve perception failures on deployed robots using logs, recorded sensor data, and on-site investigation
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines for perception software testing and deployment

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Equity in an early-stage robotics company
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision
• Permissive time off policy