Mansfield Black · 6 days ago
Perception Engineer | Robotics Software Engineer
LA Metro Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$180K/yr - $225K/yr
4+ years expMansfield Black is hiring a Perception Software Engineer for a well-funded autonomous systems startup in the Robotics & Maritime industry. This role involves owning the perception system for an autonomous vehicle, designing production-grade perception pipelines, and collaborating closely with various teams to ensure rapid deployment and iteration.
EmploymentRecruitingStaffing Agency
No H1B
Hiring Manager
Alastair R.
Responsibilities
Design and ship production-grade perception pipelines
Fuse data from multiple real-world sensors into a coherent model of the environment
Own perception end-to-end — from algorithm choice to field performance
Debug systems where data is noisy, incomplete, and imperfect
Work closely with autonomy, hardware, and field teams to deploy and iterate quickly
Qualification
Required
You have 4–8 years of experience building real-world perception systems
You are strong in C++ and Python
You have shipped perception or sensor-fusion code to production
You've worked on physical systems (robotics, autonomy, vehicles, drones, hardware-adjacent software)
You are comfortable making pragmatic tradeoffs instead of chasing theoretical perfection
You thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
You can work on-site in Los Angeles, 5 days/week
You want a role that is not just simulated or research based
Preferred
Experience with autonomy stacks or robotics frameworks (e.g., ROS)
Sensor fusion, SLAM, object tracking, or mapping experience
Maritime, offshore, or field-deployed robotics exposure
Startup or fast-iteration environment experience
Benefits
Meaningful equity
Full benefits
Company
Mansfield Black
Mansfield Black is a job search and recruitment firm for the finance and accounting industries.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase