Senior / Staff Perception Engineer

Job overview

The Senior / Staff Perception Engineer role is listed onsite in Phoenix, AZ, with a U.S. yearly salary range of $158,000–$269,000, plus equity incentives and an annual performance bonus. Waabi develops Physical AI technology for autonomous trucks and robotaxis. The engineer advances perception algorithms for self-driving vehicles, taking research through evaluation and product deployment. The work contributes to safer, more capable autonomous systems through collaboration across research and platform teams.

What you'll do

• Prototype, evaluate, and iterate on perception algorithms using real-world data and simulation
• work on 3D detection, traffic-agent tracking, and scene understanding
• support productization and deployment
• write tested, structured code
• collaborate across perception, forecasting, planning, traffic modeling, and simulation
• and contribute to research publications.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

perception engineer

senior engineer

staff engineer

autonomous vehicles

computer vision

deep learning

machine learning

python

phoenix az

full-time

$158k–$269k/year

equity awards

flexible hours

work from home support

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Equity awards
• medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees
• unlimited vacation
• flexible hours and work-from-home support
• office drinks, snacks, and catered meals
• team activities and social events.

Why this role

The role combines applied research with deployment on autonomous vehicles and work with Waabi World, the company’s high-fidelity simulator.

About the employer

Waabi is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.