# Perception Engineer at Saildrone

- Company: Saildrone
- What the company does: Saildrone is a maritime defense company that builds autonomous systems to give decision-makers and warfighters the enduring advantage to outpace adversaries. Backed by Lux.
- Company website: https://saildrone.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Alameda, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-21
- Apply by: 2026-11-05
- Apply: https://www.saildrone.com/careers/available-jobs?gh_jid=4412980009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/saildrone-perception-engineer/

## About the role

Saildrone’s manufacturing and R&D headquarters are located in Alameda, CA, with business development and sales operations in Washington, DC, and deployment hubs in Europe and the Middle East. By combining proven autonomous operations, edge computing, advanced sensing, renewable power, and the most advanced and robust unmanned surface technology on the planet, Saildrone is shaping how the Navy of the future operates.

## What they're looking for

- Hands-on C++ development skills
- Experience developing perception, computer vision, localization, state estimation, sensor fusion, or related robotics systems
- Strong understanding of robotics and the mathematics underlying perception and estimation
- Experience working with real sensor data and physical systems
- Experience integrating, configuring, and calibrating sensor systems
- Experience debugging and benchmarking integrated robotics or autonomous systems

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