Proception Inc

Making humanoids dexterous enough to thread a needle

Software Engineer – Spatial AI, SLAM, Vision

$120 - $2500.20% - 2.00%Palo Alto, CA, US
Job type
Full-time
Role
Engineering, Machine learning
Experience
Any (new grads ok)
Visa
Will sponsor
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Jack Xu
Jack Xu
Founder

About the role

🎯 Role Details

  • Design and deploy real-time SLAM and state-estimation systems for humanoid and mobile robotic platforms
  • Build multi-sensor fusion pipelines (RGB-D, stereo, LiDAR, IMU, tactile)
  • Develop neural scene representations including NeRFs, neural occupancy grids, and signed distance fields
  • Bridge classical geometry-based perception with learning-based spatial models
  • Enable long-horizon 3D world modeling for manipulation and interaction
  • Integrate perception outputs into VLA (Vision-Language-Action) systems
  • Improve robustness under occlusion, motion blur, lighting changes, and sensor noise
  • Support sim-to-real transfer using synthetic data and domain randomization
  • Collaborate closely with robotics, controls, and learning teams

Requirements

  • MS or PhD in Robotics, Computer Vision, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
  • Strong background in SLAM, state estimation, and sensor fusion
  • Deep understanding of 3D geometry, multi-view geometry, and camera models
  • Experience with NeRFs, neural occupancy, or implicit scene representations
  • Familiarity with Vision-Language-Action (VLA) or embodied AI systems
  • Proficiency in Python and C++ on Linux
  • Hands-on experience with real robot perception stacks
  • Comfortable working with large datasets and long-running experiments
  • Self-driven, systems-oriented, and excited about real-world deployment

Bonus

  • Experience with tactile or event-based sensors
  • Background in Gaussian splatting, neural SDFs, or hybrid map representations
  • Experience integrating perception into manipulation pipelines
  • Familiarity with Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, or photorealistic simulators

Please also apply through our website directly https://www.proception.ai/careers

About Proception Inc

We work on the dexterity problem for humanoids

Proception Inc
Founded:2024
Batch:W25
Team Size:10
Status:
Active
Founders
Jay Li
Jay Li
Founder
Jack Xu
Jack Xu
Founder