Perception Engineer jobs
Perception engineers turn camera, lidar and radar data into a model of the world. These openings come live from our jobs board, so the list changes as employers post and close roles.
Updated November 2, 2026
Skills employers ask for
- C++ and Python.
- Sensor fusion.
- Deep learning for detection.
Open perception engineer roles
- Sr. Staff Systems Engineer, Perception-Planner Risk
Waymo · Mountain View, California
$272,000–$336,000 a year · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- PhD Research Intern, Robotic Perception and Learning - 2027
NVIDIA · Redmond, Washington · Santa Clara, California · Seattle, Washington
Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Principal Perception Engineer, Obstacle Foundation Models - Autonomous Vehicles
NVIDIA · Santa Clara, California (Remote OK)
Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Perception - Autonomous Driving
NVIDIA · Santa Clara, California (Remote OK)
Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Robotics Manipulation
NVIDIA · Santa Clara, California · Austin, Texas · Charlottesville, Virginia +3 more
Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Senior Perception Engineer, Obstacle Foundation Models - Autonomous Vehicles
NVIDIA · Santa Clara, California (Remote OK)
Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Senior Radar Perception Engineer, Obstacle Foundation Models - Autonomous Vehicles
NVIDIA · Santa Clara, California (Remote OK)
Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Staff Robotics Engineer - Robot Perception
Symbotic · Wilmington, North Carolina
$144,000–$211,200 a year · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Perception & AI
Symbotic · Wilmington, North Carolina
$149,000–$223,000 a year · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Human Interactive Driving Research Intern, Perception for Driving at the Limits
Toyota Research Institute · Los Altos, California
Posted Oct 29, 2026
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Weather Perception
Waymo · San Francisco, California · Mountain View, California
Posted Oct 29, 2026
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With posted pay
- Sr. Staff Systems Engineer, Perception-Planner Risk
Waymo · Mountain View, California
$272,000–$336,000 a year · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Staff Robotics Engineer - Robot Perception
Symbotic · Wilmington, North Carolina
$144,000–$211,200 a year · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Perception & AI
Symbotic · Wilmington, North Carolina
$149,000–$223,000 a year · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Perception Engineer, Autonomy (Air Domain)
Applied Intuition · Fort Walton Beach, Florida
$150,000–$185,000 a year · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Machine Learning Engineer - Vision Foundation Models
Zoox · Foster City, California · Boston, Massachusetts · Seattle, Washington +1 more
$254,000–$305,000 a year · Posted Oct 27, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
- Perception vs computer vision?
- Perception usually covers every sensor, not only cameras.
- How current is this list?
- It loads from the live Bots n' Beans jobs board each time the page is built.