# Perception Engineer, 3D Representation & Navigation at FieldAI

- Company: FieldAI
- What the company does: One Autonomy for All Robots. Field-proven embodied AI software that is finally unlocking the full potential of mobile robots in the real world. Backed by Khosla.
- Company website: https://fieldai.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Irvine, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $135K to $190K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/field-ai/bb127cde-930c-446f-908d-52e2c6f24cc9
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/fieldai-perception-engineer-3d-representation-and-navigation/

## About the role

We're looking for a Perception Engineer to help build the 3D scene and traversability representations our robots rely on to navigate real-world environments. You'll design learning-based approaches to spatial understanding from point cloud–based representations to learned traversability mapping and take them from research prototype to production on physical robots.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field
- 3+ years of experience in verification, validation, systems test, or perception evaluation for robotics, autonomous systems, automotive, or similar domains
- Experience working with robotic sensors such as LiDAR, cameras, GPS, and IMUs
- Strong understanding of perception system behavior, sensor limitations, and common failure modes
- Experience developing test plans, validation procedures, performance metrics, and structured test reports
- Experience analyzing logs, datasets, and field results to debug issues and perform root-cause analysis

Tags: Perception