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# Staff Perception Engineer – Robotics at Knightscope

Department: 9OYE24 - 240 ASR SoftwareSeniority in posting: Experienced

Compensation

$240,000 – $275,000/yr

**Setup**
: On-site

**Location**
: Sunnyvale, California

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Jul 6, 2026

## Description

Knightscope is hiring a full-time, on-site Perception Engineer to own the full perception stack for its autonomous security robot platform. The role covers 3D object detection, segmentation, multi-object tracking, sensor fusion, persistent entity tracking, evidence capture, VLM integration, model deployment, evaluation, and technical leadership across robotics, machine learning, and systems engineering. Candidates need at least seven years of production perception experience, expertise in 3D computer vision and C++/Python, and familiarity with ROS2, simulation, and deployment tools.

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