Perception Engineer

Motional · Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Remote U.S. · Engineering

Posted 2026-10-30

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What You’ll Do:

Develop computer vision and machine learning solutions for autonomous vehicle perception systems for object and signal recognition (ex. emergency vehicles, school buses, authority figures, and traffic-light states).

Design, develop, implement and debug features in production perception software using Python and C++.

Integrate perception algorithms and trained machine learning models with on-car software.

Architect software workflows for preparing data from multiple sensors (e.g., cameras, LiDAR) and training machine learning models.

Design evaluation processes and custom testing tools to measure prediction consistency, processing speed, and overall system safety.

Connect/drive project-level impact through technology solutions.

Design, develop, implement, and fix features in codebase.

Formulate problems, architect solutions, and design processes.

Train and deploy new AI models.

Analyze model performance and identify improvements.

Research/evaluate emerging technologies to enhance AI models.

Prototype, evaluate, implement, and iterate on solutions.

Boston, MA headquarters; telecommuting permitted.

What You Bring:

Requires Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related technical field

Two years of industry experience in automotive industry software development.

Experience must include:

production-level software development,

model deployment,

integration and validation for robotics,

testing/debugging algorithms,

machine learning applications,

Python,

C++,

PyTorch,

GPU training,

acceleration and inference optimization,

TensorRT/CUDA,

CI/CD pipelines, and

Git.

This position is eligible for employee referral program.

Salary Range: $165,000 to $197,698 per year

Ref Job No. N322

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Salary Range

$165,000—$197,698 USD

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