Robotics Software Engineer, Perception

The role

You will lead the technical direction of the Perception team within the Autonomous Factory Systems organization. You will define the technical roadmap, shape architecture, and drive work to expand what robots can sense, understand, and act on.

What you will do

• Define and drive the multi-year technical roadmap for the Perception Team
• Lead architecture of the full perception pipeline
• Define the integration surface between perception and adjacent systems
• Drive sensor fusion strategy across LiDAR, structured light, RGB, and depth cameras
• Establish rigorous practices for data collection, labeling, training, and deployment
• Represent perception in cross-functional design reviews and planning
• Evaluate state-of-the-art research for incorporation into production systems

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering in computer vision, robotics perception, or autonomous systems
• Track record of technical leadership at Staff or Principal level (or equivalent scope)
• Expert level command of 3D computer vision
• Strong machine learning foundations
• Experience in manufacturing, logistics, or other applied robotics environments
• Experience building and deploying real-time perception systems under hard latency and reliability constraints
• Strong proficiency in C++ and Python

Nice to have

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field with a concentration in computer vision, machine learning, or perception
• Hands-on experience with sensor fusion techniques including multi-modal calibration, temporal alignment, and uncertainty quantification
• Familiarity with model optimization for edge deployment: quantization, distillation, TensorRT, or equivalent
• Publications, patents, or significant open-source contributions in computer vision, robotics perception, or machine learning

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• 401k
• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations
• Flexible vacation policy
• Equity

Before you apply

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. D

About the company

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America by combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing. They help aerospace and defense companies build mission-critical systems faster and at lower cost.