Senior Perception Engineer - Mountain View, CA, United States

Originally posted 1 December 2025 by the employer.

About the role

Aeva Technologies is looking for a Senior Perception Engineer to work on its classical perception algorithms stack. The role focuses on developing algorithms for 4D FMCW LiDAR sensors deployed in autonomous driving systems.

What you'll do

- Contribute to Aeva's 4D perception stack deployed in production. - Prototype novel algorithms, implement them, and iterate quickly. - Ensure perception software is optimized for performance and scalability. - Adhere to coding standards and best practices to maintain software quality. - Take ownership of assigned tasks and complete them with accompanying documentation and tests.

What you'll need

- 3+ years of experience with demonstrated ability to create and deploy real-time perception systems. - MS or PhD in a relevant program such as Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar. - Experience with classical techniques such as object detection, clustering, filtering, occupancy grids, data association, and tracking algorithms. - Experience with techniques such as Kalman Filtering, Bayesian Methods, and Sensor Fusion (with LiDAR/IMU/GNSS/Camera). - Experience with 3D data and representations such as point clouds, meshes, and trees. - Strong fundamentals of linear algebra and 3D geometry. - C++ development skills and experience with the Linux environment. - Scripting experience in Python and Bash.

Nice to have

- Knowledge of working principles for RADARs or LiDARs. - Experience with robotics or autonomous vehicle software frameworks such as ROS/ROS2. - Experience with run-time optimization techniques, including parallelization, vectorization, and cache-friendly development. - Experience with modern build systems such as Bazel or similar.

Skills: real-time perception systems, object detection, clustering, filtering, occupancy grids, data association, tracking algorithms, Kalman Filtering, Bayesian Methods, Sensor Fusion