Helix AI Engineer, Perception

About this role

Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Responsibilities

• Develop perception systems including onboard computer vision, localization, visuomotor policies, and offline data annotation.
• Own the end-to-end product life cycle from initial ideation to deployment.
• Deliver high-quality, reliable software solutions for real-world application.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to evolve and optimize our autonomy stack.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in production-level software and ML engineering best practices.
• Strong mathematical foundation in probability, optimization, and linear algebra.
• Domain expertise in at least one of the following areas: 3D Vision, VIO / SLAM, Vision-Language Model (VLM), Diffusion Models.
• Proficiency with geometric computer vision concepts, including perspective transformation, the pinhole camera model, and epipolar geometry.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment that demands exploration and creative problem-solving.
• Passion for advancing humanoid robotics.
• Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience with CUDA programming and real-time systems performance optimization.
• Familiarity with scalable data engineering toolchains like Spark and Ray.
• Strong publication record in a relevant field.
• Proven success in developing and deploying production-grade systems.
• The US base salary range for this full-time position is $200,000 - $400,000 per year.

The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.