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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