Principal Perception Architect

What you'll do

• Define the end-to-end perception architecture across sensors, ML, fusion, 3D mapping, and safety.
• Own the perception roadmap and make key architecture decisions regarding accuracy, latency, and scalability.
• Integrate sensor processing, object detection, semantic understanding, and tracking into a unified system.
• Align perception outputs with Robotics, Edge Platform, Simulation, and Safety teams.
• Ensure perception data is usable by downstream teams and deployable on edge platforms.
• Maintain architecture artifacts including output contracts, interface standards, and technical risk assessments.
• Lead the Physical AI - Perception Architecture Team to ensure safe autonomous machine behavior.

What we're looking for

• Ability to take ownership of end-to-end perception architecture.
• Strong autonomy systems thinking to connect perception outputs to robotics, planning, control, simulation, and safety.
• Experience with deployed autonomous, robotic, vehicle, industrial, agriculture, construction, mining, or mobile machine systems.
• Depth in multi-sensor integration and fusion including camera, lidar, radar, stereo, ultrasonic, GNSS, and localization.
• Progressive career in software engineering and architecture with a focus on data (typically 10 years+).
• Experience leading technology development for enterprise scale systems in public cloud and hybrid ecosystems (typically 8+ years).
• Understanding of C++ and Python programming.
• Ability to work full-time at the Irving, TX office (Dallas).