Field AI
Sensor & Perception Engineer, Robotics Hardware
$150K–$250K
Irvine, CA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 12, 2025
- Experience
- Recruiting across entry level to senior and staff levels; no specific years stated.
- Education
- B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Physics, or a related field.
About the job
Designs, integrates, calibrates, validates, and supports production of sensor systems for field-deployed autonomous robots.
What you'll do
- Define sensing requirements; select and integrate sensors with electrical, mechanical, and software systems.
- Characterize and optimize sensor performance, synchronization, calibration, and data quality in real-world conditions.
- Support sensor procurement, QA, manufacturing, troubleshooting, and health monitoring during field deployments.
What they ask for
- Hands-on experience with perception sensors such as LiDAR, depth cameras, IMUs, or GPS.
- A strong foundation in optics, signal processing, and electromagnetic wave propagation.
- Experience with hands-on sensor testing, calibration, and debugging.
- Experience with relevant communication protocols, ROS/ROS2, sensor drivers, coordinate transforms, timing, and calibration.
Nice to have
- Experience scaling systems from prototype to production or developing for harsh field environments.
- Experience with deployed robotics, autonomy software, or high-fidelity simulation environments.
Pay
USD 150,000–250,000 (per-year-salary), base salary
Tools
LiDAR, GPS, IMUs, ROS/ROS2, USB, Ethernet, GMSL, CAN
AI focus
Sensor systems support the autonomy stack and robotics perception; the posting also describes Field Foundational Models for perception, planning, localization, and manipulation, but does not specify AI development duties for this role.
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