Humanoid is the first AI and robotics company in the UK, creating the world’s most advanced, reliable, commercially scalable, and safe humanoid robots. Our first humanoid robot HMND 01 is a next-gen labour automation unit, providing highly efficient services across various use cases, starting with industrial applications.
We are looking for the Senior Perception Engineer to join our team based in London, UK.
What You'll Do
* Build robust perception systems for real-time 3D scene understanding, including object detection, classification, pose estimation, and human detection
* Build a system to track objects & people across the scene
* Build a consistent semantic scene representation that allows for understanding complex relationships between objects, people, and their surroundings
* Understand the semantics of objects and their positional relations to other objects in the scene
* Develop and optimize pipelines for offline auto-labeling and real-time perception tasks to support dataset generation and model training
* Create and maintain datasets for manipulation tasks, including cleaning and augmentation pipelines
* Collaborate with reasoning and control teams to ensure perception aligns with spatial understanding and robotic actions
What We're Looking For
* Proficiency in 3D scene understanding technologies, including object and human detection, classification, and pose estimation
* Experience in semantic scene representation and reasoning about object relationships within a scene
* Experience in building pipelines for offline auto-labeling and real-time processing
* Strong understanding of dataset creation, cleaning, and augmentation
* Strong software engineering skills for real-world deployment, particularly on model optimisation for embedded systems
* Familiarity with the latest machine learning and robotics research
What We Offer
* Competitive salary plus participation in our Stock Option Plan
* Paid vacation with adjustments based on your location to comply with local labor laws
* Travel opportunities to our Vancouver and Boston offices
* Private Health Insurance
* Office perks: free breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and regular team events
* Freedom to influence the product and own key initiatives
* Collaboration with top‑tier engineers, researchers, and product experts in AI and robotics
* Startup culture prioritising speed, transparency, and minimal bureaucracy