Senior Perception Engineer

Onward Robotics • Pittsburgh, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Perception Engineer in our Robot Software Department, you will work on algorithms and systems used for perception and mapping, free space estimation, object detection, and sensor calibration. As a core team member, you will be responsible for taking the lead on assigned sub-systems, algorithms, and tasks following them from requirements generation through testing and field deployment.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience in robot perception and sensor fusion with proven track record of deploying algorithms in real-world applications.
• C/C++ programming experience.
• CUDA programming experience.
• Experience with software configuration management systems (git, SVM, etc.).
• Requirements-driven development.
• 5+ years of robot Perception experience.
• Understanding of sensor models and calibration methods.
• Experience with geometry-based Computer Vision approaches such as Structure from Motion, Stereo Vision, SLAM, Visual Odometry.
• Experience with point cloud-based detection algorithms such as free space detection and obstacle detection.
• Experience developing and debugging with a modern Linux platform.

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of experience with GPU programming, such as CUDA or OpenCL.
• Prototyping real-time applications on embedded hardware.
• Experience working with autonomous robots.
• Experience with commercial software deployment and support.
• Algorithm lifecycle development from requirements through QA and field release.
• Master’s Degree or higher in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Design of algorithms robust to sensor and actuation uncertainty, not just the use of existing algorithms and packages. This should include implementation on real-world hardware and embedded systems.
• Testing, specifying, and integrating sensors while also developing system calibration and training purposes.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a startup environment.
• Design and implementation of detection algorithms using multiple sensors.
• Working with data fusion and scene analysis pipelines.
• Adhere to software development best practices: peer reviews, testing, version control, bug tracking, and integrated documentation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees