# Computer Vision Engineer – Autonomy & Perception at Pivotal

- Company: Pivotal
- What the company does: Backed by Kleiner Perkins.
- Company website: http://www.pivotal.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $140K to $175K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-02
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/pivotal/9fe618b9-cf87-4418-9953-31c5e4da56be
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/pivotal-computer-vision-engineer-autonomy-and-perception/

## About the role

Visual Navigation & Localization: Develop visual-inertial odometry, localization, and mapping algorithms; implement vision-based navigation solutions for degraded and GPS-denied environments; support SLAM and feature-based localization systems; design robust estimation methods that fuse camera, IMU, GPS, lidar, and radar data; improve navigation performance through sensor fusion and environmental awareness.

## What they're looking for

- Master's or PhD in Computer Vision, Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience with autonomous aircraft, UAVs, robotics, or aerospace systems
- Experience with visual SLAM, visual-inertial odometry, or localization systems
- Knowledge of camera calibration, multi-camera systems, and geometric computer vision
- Experience integrating lidar, radar, thermal cameras, and inertial sensors into perception systems
- Experience deploying AI models on embedded platforms such as NVIDIA Jetson or similar edge computing hardware

Tags: General Engineering