18h ago
Director of Perception
San Carlos, CA
$200k-$230k / year
full-timelead
🛠 Tech Stack
💼 About This Role
You'll lead computer vision and sensing efforts for robust real-world robotic systems at a fast-growing startup. You'll build and manage a world-class team to enable robots to perceive and interact with complex environments.
🎯 What You'll Do
- Lead perception team in developing computer vision and sensor fusion systems.
- Define technical roadmap for perception capabilities.
- Sensor & compute selection, validation, and integration.
- Build, mentor, and grow a team of perception engineers.
- Drive robust perception systems handling real-world variability.
📋 Requirements
- PhD/MS with 8+ years experience or BS with 10+ years
- 3+ years leading and managing technical teams
- Deep expertise in computer vision (object detection, segmentation, tracking)
- Proven track record shipping perception systems in real-world robotics
✨ Nice to Have
- Experience in warehouse automation or logistics robotics
- Experience with foundation models for robotics perception
- Background in classical computer vision and modern deep learning
🎁 Benefits & Perks
- 💰 Base pay $200k-$230k
- 📈 Stock options
- 🏥 Medical, Dental, Vision
- 🏖️ Flexible vacation and sick leave
- 👶 Paid parental leave
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