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Ghost Robotics

Robot type
Defense
Location
PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
Job type
Artificial Intelligence
Posted
Sep 11, 2026
Salary
$140,000–$185,000 a year
Full-time

Robotic Software Engineer (Senior, Staff or Lead) (Perception)

Job description

About the role We're a robotics company building autonomous systems that operate in complex, dynamic environments. Our perception stack lets our robots understand, localize, and navigate the world in real time, and we care as much about robust, maintainable engineering as we do about raw algorithm performance.

We're hiring a Perception Engineer to design and build the SLAM, state estimation, and computer vision our robots rely on in the field. You'll take perception algorithms from research to reliable, production-ready software, working alongside our robotics, controls, and systems engineers.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys bridging the gap between theory and deployment , turning…

Job responsibilities

  • Design and implement SLAM and localization systems (visual, visual-inertial, lidar, or multi-sensor)
  • Develop and integrate computer vision pipelines for feature extraction, tracking, mapping, and scene understanding
  • Implement and optimize estimation algorithms (filtering and optimization-based methods)
  • Fuse data from cameras, IMUs, lidars, and depth sensors
  • Evaluate perception performance using real-world data and metrics
  • Optimize algorithms for real-time performance and robustness
  • Collaborate with controls and planning teams to support downstream autonomy
  • Maintain clean, well-tested, production-quality code

Job requirements

  • Master’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, plus 2+ years of relevant work experience; OR a PhD in a related field.
  • A strong background in robotics perception or computer vision, with hands-on experience implementing SLAM or localization in real systems. We weigh what you've built and shipped over where your degree is from.
  • Solid understanding of 3D geometry and coordinate transformations, camera models and calibration, feature-based and/or direct visual methods, and probabilistic state estimation
  • Proficiency in C++ and/or Python
  • Experience working in Linux environments
  • Familiarity with robotics software stacks such as ROS / ROS 2
  • Strong debugging and data analysis skills
  • Experience with SLAM frameworks such as ORB-SLAM, VINS, Cartographer, or GTSAM
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