AI Perception Engineer

The role is located in Ely, Iowa, which falls within the Cedar Rapids, IA CBSA. Relocation is expected; the posting is on-site only.

The posting requires U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident (Green Card) status and the ability to pass a background check — no formal security clearance is gated.

Experience range is stated as 3–5 years; the overall years minimum is set to 3 (the minimum). The upper bound of 5 years is consistent with a Mid-level band.

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science is listed as a hard requirement with no 'or equivalent experience' escape clause, so the degree requirement is set to Bachelors.

The Required Skills section lists 'a major language such as C++, C, Python, or similar' as a single interchangeable requirement; C++ is used as the primary name with C and Python as alternatives. OpenCV, CUDA, TensorRT, and ONNX are similarly listed as interchangeable options within one requirement; OpenCV is the primary with the others as alternatives.

CNNs and deep learning architectures are called out explicitly in the Responsibilities section with firm language ('Training and implementing neural networks, including CNNs'); treated as a hard gate.

LiDAR, radar, cameras, GPS/INS sensor fusion is described in Responsibilities with firm language; LiDAR is captured as the representative sensor-fusion skill.

All Preferred Skills (off-road autonomy, vision-language models, edge deployment, SLAM, visual odometry, sensor calibration, active learning, synthetic data pipelines) are listed under an explicit 'Preferred Skills' heading.

No compensation figures are provided in the posting — only benefits are described.