Robotics AI Engineer (Sensor Calibration)

Location: Irvine, California, United States; on-site

Company

hirify.global develops embodied AI and autonomous robots for construction, security, mining, and manufacturing environments.

What you will do

• Develop and refine intrinsic, extrinsic, and temporal calibration workflows for LiDAR, cameras, IMUs, and other sensor modalities.
• Design scalable systems for managing and processing large sensor datasets with high reliability and performance.
• Implement and optimize calibration algorithms in C++ and Python.
• Improve automated calibration tooling and integrate emerging technologies into calibration workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on documentation requirements and project deliverables.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience as a robotics software engineer, with expertise in robotics, computer vision, and sensor calibration.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python and the ability to write maintainable, efficient software.
• Strong knowledge of 3D geometry, computer vision, and camera, LiDAR-camera, and multi-sensor calibration techniques.
• Experience with PCL, Open3D, OpenCV, Kalibr, ROS, Ubuntu, Ceres, GTSAM, or g2o.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, organization, and independent working skills.

Nice to have

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Research experience with robotics, computer vision, or machine vision publications.
• Experience with factory-level calibration procedures and high-volume product-line tooling.
• Experience calibrating large numbers of camera intrinsics or camera-LiDAR systems using automated or semi-automated workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on autonomous robots operating in complex, unstructured environments.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary engineering team focused on explainable and safe robotic systems.
• Join a close-knit team emphasizing creativity, resilience, and bold problem-solving.
• Employment is full time and on-site in Irvine.