# Perception Engineer - Multimodal & Embodied AI (R6022) at Shield AI

- Company: Shield AI
- What the company does: Autonomy for the world. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://shield.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Diego, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $165K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-03
- Apply by: 2026-11-17
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/8c213d66-730b-4604-91b1-97dca42a59e3?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/shield-ai-senior-engineer-research-to-product-perception-r6022/

## About the role

Evaluate emerging models and methods against representative sensor data and autonomy needs. Build prototypes and experiments that reveal strengths, limitations, and practical deployment opportunities. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- A PhD in computer vision, machine learning (ML/DL) , robotics, or a related field, or an equivalent record of advanced research and hands-on engineering
- Research depth in an area such as multimodal vision, visual foundation models, video understanding, open-vocabulary perception, or embodied learning
- Strong Python skills and experience with PyTorch or a comparable ML framework
- A thoughtful approach to experiments, evaluation data, and understanding why models fail
- Experience building substantial research software, an interest in developing production-quality C++, and a collaborative approach to solving problems
- Experience bringing a research prototype into sustained use

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/shield-ai-senior-engineer-research-to-product-perception-r6022/