Perception Engineer
3D geometry, tracking, and real-time estimation. C++/CUDA a plus.
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Who we are
Machines that
Machines that
perceive better.
A Priori Robotics is a perception company. We build sensing systems that extract more from the world by starting from what physics allows — then engineering the hardware to reach it.
Our thesis
Most sensing problems aren't hardware problems.
Most sensing problems aren't hardware problems.
They're framing problems.
The industry defaults to bolting together off-the-shelf sensors and hoping software cleans up the gaps. We take the opposite path. A priori — before measurement — we ask what information the scene actually contains, and what the shortest physical path to it is.
That reframing is how one moving camera replaces a stereo rig, and how a passive node tracks a swarm in 3D without emitting a watt. Less hardware, fewer assumptions, more signal.
We build the whole stack — optics, motion, firmware, and perception — so nothing is left to a vendor's compromise.
The road so far
Built deliberately.
A first-principles bet
Founded on a simple conviction: the best perception systems are derived, not assembled.
Passive multi-drone tracking
Demonstrated simultaneous detection and 3D tracking of multiple drones — in seconds, with no emissions.
Parallax depth camera
Filed patent-pending method turning a single translating camera into a dense 0–50 cm depth sensor.
Fielding with partners
Running live demonstrations with defense, industrial, and research partners. This is where you come in.
Careers
Build sensing that didn't exist yesterday.
We're a small, senior team that likes hard physics and shipping hardware. If you think from first principles, we should talk.
Optics & Mechatronics
Precision motion, camera systems, and sensor integration.
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Firmware and edge compute for deployable real-time perception.
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