Radar Perception Engineer

Blue River Technology, a John Deere subsidiary, is seeking a Radar Perception Engineer to develop and optimize the radar perception stack for autonomous agricultural and construction machinery. The role focuses on designing robust radar perception systems, implementing sensor fusion with camera-based systems, and enabling reliable autonomous capabilities across the full technology stack.

* Design and write production-quality C++ code for real-time radar perception algorithms and robotics pipelines following modern software engineering best practices * Architect and develop scalable radar fusion pipelines for autonomous systems, leading integration of radar data products within broader autonomy perception stacks * Develop point cloud processing methods, including tracking, object classification, and identification algorithms; implement odometric solutions and data fusion for inertial navigation systems * Lead verification and validation efforts for radar perception systems through comprehensive field testing and regression testing to ensure robust performance * Profile system bottlenecks and implement optimizations to ensure perception pipelines meet real-time constraints on deployed robotic platforms

* BS/MS in Robotics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field * 3+ years of professional experience in perception system development with strong focus on radar, robotics, and embedded systems * Strong proficiency in C++ and Python with ability to write production-level embedded code * Experience optimizing perception algorithms for real-time performance on resource-constrained embedded hardware (NVIDIA Jetson, ARM-based platforms, or similar) * Proficiency with ROS or ROS2 middleware and familiarity with Linux/POSIX development environments * Familiarity with point cloud processing, sensor fusion, coordinate system transformations, object identification, classification, and tracking

* Experience working with autonomous agricultural machinery, construction equipment, autonomous vehicles, or off-highway robotics platforms * Experience with radar-camera sensor fusion including sensor calibration, time synchronization, and multi-sensor data integration * Familiarity with safety-critical perception systems, edge-case analysis, and robustness testing under challenging environmental conditions

Base pay range $131,000–$228,000/year; eligible for annual performance bonus and competitive benefits package

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