Staff Computer Vision Engineer - Perception

The role

You will set technical direction for the perception stack and spend 80% of your time building it. You will work on object detection, tracking, semantic segmentation, and depth estimation for unmanned systems.

What you will do

• Shape the architecture of the perception stack and drive core algorithmic decisions.
• Build object detection and multi-object tracking.
• Develop semantic segmentation and depth estimation.
• Design the evaluation and replay loop with metrics, benchmark datasets and regression tests.
• Optimize models for onboard compute and take them through field trials.
• Contribute to the perception roadmap.
• Raise the engineering bar through design and code reviews.
• Mentor engineers by example.

Required qualifications

• Ph.D. with 3+ years of industry experience, or an M.Sc. with 6+ years, in Computer Vision, Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Proven record of building perception systems that shipped and worked in the real world, in robotics, autonomous driving, AR/VR, drones or adjacent domains.
• Deep expertise across modern perception, including object detection, tracking, segmentation and depth estimation.
• Fluent English.
• Eligible to work on defence-related projects and, where required, obtain the relevant security clearance.

Nice to have

• German is a plus.
• Publications at CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS or similar venues.
• Contributions to well-used open-source computer vision or robotics projects.
• Academic research or teaching experience alongside industry work.
• Deploying models on real-time, resource-constrained compute such as Jetson-class platforms.
• Field experience with UAVs or other robots that get tested outside the lab.

Benefits

• Participate in SE3’s growth through our employee participation programme
• High-quality and modern toolset, flat hierarchy and a skilled, driven team
• Empowerment with best-in-class AI tools and agents
• 31 Paid Days Off: 30 vacation days plus your birthday off
• Free membership to gyms, yoga, and wellness through EGYM Wellpass
• 2 company retreats per year
• Professional mentor to support your growth

Before you apply

• Candidates must be eligible to work on defence-related projects and, where required, obtain the relevant security clearance.

About the company

SE3 Labs builds spatial intelligence and autonomy software for unmanned systems. They combine 3D computer vision, state estimation and AI to help autonomous platforms perceive their surroundings.