Slip Robotics is looking for a Robotics Perception Engineer to lead the development and maintenance of the perception stack for autonomous mobile robots used in freight logistics. You will work with multiple sensor types to enable robust environmental understanding in unstructured, real-world settings and ensure reliable performance in live production environments.
What You'll Do
- Design, implement, and maintain the perception pipeline for autonomous mobile robots, including object detection, segmentation, localization, and mapping
- 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
What We're Looking For
- Has shipped software on real robots at real customer sites
- Experience deploying perception systems that work reliably in unstructured or semi-structured environments
- Comfortable debugging sensor issues on physical hardware
Technical Stack
- LiDAR
- cameras
- depth cameras
- IMUs
- sensor fusion
- point cloud processing
- object detection
- segmentation
- localization
- mapping
- CI/CD pipelines
Team & Environment
- Small team size
- High-impact team structure
Work Mode
- Local work in Atlanta
Slip Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
