Staff Systems Engineer - Perception
ApptronikRobotics company
Austin, United StatesLead
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About the role
TL;DR
Define and manage the system-level architecture and requirements for Apollo's perception suite.
- •Apptronik is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to own the system-level architecture, requirements, and performance of Apollo’s perception suite.
- •You will translate high-level autonomy capabilities into rigorous, verifiable system requirements and ensure the perception system meets stringent functional safety standards.
- •Key Responsibilities Define the top-level architecture for the robot’s perception system.
- •Lead data-driven trade studies to adjudicate complex architectural decisions.
- •Own and manage critical system budgets, including latency, compute utilization, and memory bandwidth.
- •Elicit, define, and manage perception system requirements using enterprise tools.
- •Author and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs) that define the boundaries between perception sensors, the compute cluster, and the autonomy software stack.
- •Requirements Deep understanding of modern perception modalities (Cameras, LiDAR, Radar, ToF, IMU).
- •Strong working knowledge of how perception data is consumed by downstream algorithms (SLAM, object detection, kinematic planning, sensor fusion).
- •Proven track record of managing complex requirements traceability and V&V matrices for shipped products.
- •Ability to build mathematical models in Python or MATLAB to simulate system-level latency, FOV coverage, or optical performance.
Required skills
Python
Domain expertise
ai
Tech stack
Python