Perception Engineer | Localisation, Sensor Fusion & World Building

The role

You will own and evolve the 3D localisation pipeline by turning 2D detections into real-world coordinates using passive sensors. This involves deep-stack work in camera-based localisation, sensor fusion, and real-time data processing on edge hardware.

What you will do

• Own the accuracy and performance of the 3D localisation pipeline
• Build metrics, ground truth collection processes, and automated evaluation tooling
• Research, prototype, and deploy new localisation and sensor fusion techniques
• Extend the system to track moving objects from moving platforms
• Generalise the localisation pipeline across different camera systems and hardware
• Define interface contracts with adjacent systems
• Process and analyse field data to identify failure modes
• Design and specify field test scenarios
• Participate in regular field testing and train field teams
• Conduct software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop testing

Required qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with camera-based localisation on moving robotic platforms
• Strong sensor fusion fundamentals
• Experience processing real-time data on constrained or edge-deployed hardware
• Ability to troubleshoot localisation problems using robotic datasets
• Familiarity with optimisation backends (Ceres, GTSAM, or similar)
• Proficiency in Python and/or C++
• Comfortable working in Linux environments
• Have deployed a production system
• Must have working rights in Australia
• Willing to participate in regular field testing

Nice to have

• GPS-denied navigation or localisation work
• Photogrammetry or large-scale imagery processing pipelines
• Robotic manipulation with visual servoing or camera-based feedback
• Experience with gimbaling camera systems
• Understanding of machine learning strengths and limitations as an input to geometric systems
• Multi-platform data fusion
• ROS/ROS2 development experience
• Experience with drones or other UAV platforms
• Startup or scale-up environment experience
• Australian citizenship

Benefits

• Generous equity packages

Before you apply

• Must have working rights in Australia

About the company

Breaker is a startup backed by globally recognised investors working on physical AI. Their technology turns any robot into an autonomous, self-organizing teammate using natural language commands.