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Tech Lead, Perception - Robotics, Autonomy

$220k - $240k

Adaptalent LLC

Tech Lead, Perception – Robotics, Autonomy – $220-240k – Plus bonus and cash stock options – A leading Autonomy/Robotics company

A leading, well‑known Autonomy/Robotics company, responsible for disrupting the ADAS industry are looking for a Tech Lead to join and take ownership of an existing Perception team.

The ideal candidate would have previous experience:

  • Leading the design, development, validation, and deployment of perception systems for autonomous vehicles.
  • Defining both software and hardware architecture of perception systems.
  • Manage a growing Perception team and own the long‑term Perception roadmap and strategy.
  • Partner closely with both engineering and product stakeholders
  • Experience managing technical projects
  • Experienced in algorithmic development for perception stacks (LIDAR, Camera, etc.). Direct experience with sensors is preferred.
  • Deployed perception stacks to robots, autonomous vehicles, or other real‑time systems
  • Strong software development skills in C++ and Python,
  • Background in ROS/ROS 2
  • M.S. / PhD (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Robotics, Computer Vision.
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