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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Point Cloud Specialist - **Company:** Breath HR - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** 3D Scanning, Artificial Neural Networks, C++ (Programming Language), Data Structures, Python (Programming Language), Object Detection, Real Time Systems, Free and Open-Source Software, Feature Extraction, Lidar - **Published:** September 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840684419-senior-point-cloud-specialist ## About the Role * 7+ years of experience in point cloud processing, LiDAR SLAM, 3D geometry, or related roles, with at least 2 years operating in a senior or lead capacity. * Strong knowledge and experience of DNN based point cloud models for real-time applications. * Deep, production-grade C++ skills with strong Python. * Expert grasp of point cloud registration, segmentation, surface reconstruction, and large-scale 3D data structures. * Strong prototyping skills: comfortable de-risking new ideas and handing them off cleanly to component-owning teams. * Experience within autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, robotics, transportation, surveying/geomatics, or other mission-critical infrastructure domains. * Strong publication record, open-source contributions, or recognised technical work in LiDAR / 3D processing. ## Description Auriga is seeking a Senior Point Cloud Specialist to lead the development, integration and optimisation of point-cloud-based perception capabilities for autonomous and intelligent systems., Reporting into the Head of Engineering, this is a senior individual-contributor role focused on LiDAR and 3D sensor perception, point cloud processing, deep neural network (DNN) approaches for 3D understanding, and real-time deployment of perception models. This role requires strong expertise in both classical point cloud processing and modern DNN-based 3D perception methods., * Define and maintain the technical roadmap for point-cloud-based perception, including classical processing and DNN-based 3D perception approaches. * Architect and develop point cloud perception pipelines for object detection, classification, semantic segmentation, instance segmentation, tracking, freespace detection and occupancy estimation. * Lead development and evaluation of DNN-based point cloud models such as voxel-based, pillar-based, range-view, BEV, sparse-convolution and transformer-based approaches where appropriate. * Design and optimise real-time LiDAR and 3D perception systems to meet latency, memory, compute, accuracy and reliability requirements. * Develop robust point cloud preprocessing and feature extraction methods, including filtering, clustering, ground removal, motion compensation, registration support and coordinate-frame handling. * Evaluate and improve perception performance in challenging real-world conditions, including occlusion, sparse returns, reflective surfaces, adverse weather, dynamic scenes and industrial environments. * Provide specialist support to mapping and localisation teams on point cloud registration, alignment, map quality, 3D representation and perception-map interfaces. ## Related Videos - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [How to develop an autonomous car end-to-end: Robotic Drive and the mobility revolution](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/22-how-to-develop-an-autonomous-car-end-to-end-robotic-drive-and-the-mobility-revolution) - [Phel, a native Lisp for PHP](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/791-phel-a-native-lisp-for-php) - [AI Space Factories, Hacking Self-Driving Cars & Detecting Deepfakes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1812-ai-space-factories-hacking-self-driving-cars-detecting-deepfakes) - [Geometric deep learning for drug discovery](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/264-geometric-deep-learning-for-drug-discovery) - [Robots are coming into the wild! 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