Calibration Engineer - Mapping and Perception
About the job
- A Master's degree or Ph.D. in computer science, electrical engineering, or a similar field.
- At least 3+ years of experience in sensor calibration, ideally involving cameras, laser scanners or LIDARs, and IMUs.
- Expertise in C++ development and related tools in a professional context, along with good coding skills in Python.
- Experience with C++ libraries such as Boost, Eigen, and OpenCV.
- Proficiency in Linux and the command line.
- Experience modeling and solving hard optimization problems, especially involving the geometry of 2D and 3D correspondences.
- A focus on data quality and process and workflow improvement.
- Build, test, improve, and maintain the software and processes used to calibrate Mobile Mapping Systems.
- Contribute to the full calibration-process life cycle from ideation through production rollout.
- Collaborate with production and hardware teams to identify, escalate, and resolve issues with calibration processes and tools.
- Create, maintain, and improve technical documentation for calibration.
- Monitor and enhance data quality through improved calibration procedures.
- Experience with sensor models for cameras, laser scanners or LIDARs, and IMUs.
- Experience with Ceres, ROS, or PCL.
About the company
NavVis creates and shares spatial data of built environments. It combines survey-grade mobile reality capture hardware (VLX/MLX laser scanners) with NavVis IVION, an enterprise cloud platform, to turn factories, plants and buildings into up-to-date, shareable spatial twins for engineering, maintenance and construction teams. The scanners use SLAM to map spaces, and the cloud platform stores, processes and distributes the data for collaboration, analytics and workflows. NavVis differentiates itself through its end-to-end approach: high-precision mobile scanning paired with a scalable cloud platform, strong enterprise partnerships (SAP, NVIDIA, Autodesk) and a global customer base across automotive, energy and manufacturing. Its goal is to scale its spatial data engine, advance its AI-powered product roadmap, and expand its presence in the U.S. market.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$179.9M
Headquarters
Munich, Germany
Founded
2013
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What believers are saying
- The August 2026 $85 million Series D funds AI and US expansion.
- Buildots' August 2026 integration exposes NavVis to Intel-scale semiconductor and data-center projects.
- CLX's September 2026 launch broadens NavVis into high-volume documentation teams across 50 countries.
What critics are saying
- FARO, Leica Geosystems, and CHCNAV attack NavVis with cheaper SLAM scanners by 2027.
- TJC's August 2026 capital demands US growth, or NavVis loses premium valuation leverage.
- A single enterprise security failure would damage trust in always-current facility records immediately.
What makes NavVis unique
- NavVis IVION centralizes synchronized facility reality for BMW, Siemens, and ExxonMobil.
- NavVis CLX and VLX 4 span everyday documentation and survey-grade capture.
- NavVis partnerships with SAP, NVIDIA, Autodesk, and Buildots embed workflows directly.
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↑ 0%Scan-to-Value: how reality capture + AI are redefining asset management for Industrial facilities. Reality capture provides a reliable view of what is physically there. Its value grows when that reality is connected with the technical information people use every day to operate, maintain and evolve industrial facilities. At INTERGEO 2026, Laurent Bourgouin, CEO of Samp, joined NavVis at the booth theater to present Scan-to-Value: how reality capture can become a foundation for Industrial Asset Intelligence. At the centre is Shared Reality, Samp's solution for bringing field reality and technical information together. AI-assisted asset recognition identifies industrial equipment within reality capture, helping reconcile physical assets with their engineering information. This gives all teams a consistent operational context grounded in what is actually in the field. As facilities evolve, Shared Reality helps keep 3D reality and technical information aligned with current field conditions. The result goes beyond 3D: Industrial Asset Intelligence for the people who operate, maintain and evolve industrial facilities - and increasingly for agentic AI and robotics. Watch Laurent Bourgouin's full INTERGEO 2026 keynote below.
Prevu3D and NavVis VLX4: rethinking the journey from capture to engineering. Prevu3D, Inc. took a NavVis VLX4 dataset from point cloud to mesh, classified it, generated CAD with AI and landed it spatially aligned in Autodesk Revit. Here is what happened in 24 hours. Tuesday, 22 September 2026, 12:19 pm EST Reading time: 5 minutes Today, reality capture is still surrounded by friction. A site gets scanned. Then people wait. * Data needs to be processed. * Models may need to be reconstructed. * Assets need to be identified and organized. * Files move between systems. Engineering teams wait for usable information before they can get to the work they actually need to do. Engineers want to plan a new layout, validate an engineering decision, prepare a simulation, train people or operate the facility, not spend their time preparing reality data. As reality capture becomes an enterprise-scale process, this model doesn't scale. Capturing more frequently or across hundreds of sites only creates more data, more hand-offs and more waiting. Point cloud to mesh to classified CAD: the 24 hour run. When NavVis released the VLX4, they gave its team access to a sample dataset. Within less than 24 hours of receiving the dataset, Prevu3D, Inc. used RealityPlatform to create a high-fidelity mesh of the environment, segment and classify what was captured, and experiment with AI-generated 3D CAD. Prevu3D, Inc. then brought both reality and CAD - spatially aligned - directly into Autodesk Revit. Some of these capabilities are already part of RealityPlatform, while others represent new workflows and automation Prevu3D, Inc. is actively developing. What matters is seeing how quickly the entire process can come together as one connected experience. Watch one capture become an aligned Revit model. The significance isn't any one of these capabilities. It's what happens when the entire process becomes seamless, automated and connected. RealityPlatform manages the physical environment and its different representations: point cloud, mesh, Gaussian Splat, RealityAssets and CAD. AI can increasingly understand and generate information from that reality. RealityConnect then makes it available directly inside the applications where people actually work. Instead of users managing reality data, converting files and waiting for models to be prepared, the infrastructure increasingly does that work for them. Why a viewer cannot deliver a classified environment. Viewing reality data is only one small part of the workflow. The bigger challenge is everything that needs to happen after capture to make that reality usable across the enterprise. A platform approach changes that. Reality can be processed, structured, segmented, classified, transformed into different visual representations, augmented with AI-generated CAD, and connected directly into the applications where people actually work. Instead of asking users to manage scan data or move into a separate viewer, the platform manages the complexity behind the scenes and delivers the right representation of reality where it is needed. The goal isn't to help people spend more time with reality data. It's to make reality data seamlessly available so they can spend more time designing, planning, simulating, training and operating. Companies like NVIDIA, OpenAI, Anthropic and others are investing billions to solve increasingly complex vision, reasoning and generation problems, and those models will continue to improve at an incredible pace. Its focus is to build the reality infrastructure that allows their models, and whatever comes next, to understand and act on the physical world at enterprise scale. Its goal is to build the reality infrastructure that allows the best AI models to work with the physical world at scale. What AI models do not provide. AI models are incredibly powerful, but they don't provide the platform required to manage massive reality datasets, maintain spatial context, organize and persist assets, manage multiple representations, connect reality with enterprise information, or deliver the results into engineering systems. That's the role RealityPlatform is being built to play. Providing a framework where reality can be captured, structured, segmented and connected, then made accessible to the best AI models as they emerge. The intelligence can evolve without having to rebuild the underlying reality infrastructure every time a better model appears. What AI-generated CAD makes possible next. AI-generated CAD is an exciting demonstration of what this makes possible, but it's only the beginning. The same foundation can enable automated asset understanding, metadata generation, change detection, validation, engineering analysis and entirely new workflows Prevu3D, Inc. haven't imagined yet. The opportunity isn't to build the best AI model. It's to build the reality infrastructure that allows the best AI models to work with the physical world at scale. From capture to aligned CAD in 1 day: what changes for engineering teams. None of this happens without great capture, and the quality of the VLX4 dataset gave Prevu3D, Inc. an incredible foundation to work from. But what happened in the following 24 hours is the bigger story. Reality was processed, structured, segmented and classified. AI was used to generate CAD. Reality and CAD were then brought together, spatially aligned, directly inside Revit. Not as a collection of disconnected tools and manual steps, but as a connected platform-level workflow. Where the reality capture industry goes from here. This is where Prevu3D, Inc. believe the industry is going. Capture technology will keep getting better. AI models will keep advancing at an incredible pace. The opportunity is to connect those innovations through an enterprise reality data layer that can manage the physical world at scale and make it available wherever people and AI need it. CAD generation is just one early example of what becomes possible. Less waiting. Less manual preparation. More automation. And reality seamlessly connected to the work that actually needs to get done. That is Seamless Connected Reality - and Prevu3D, Inc. is just getting started.
The NavVis CLX, the first agile handheld capture device for documentation at scale. Reading Time: 4 mins read NavVis CLX features dual LiDAR architecture, designed to ensure complete, comprehensive data capture, producing clean, low-noise point clouds. Image: NavVis NavVis, the source of spatial truth for the built world, is setting new standards for capturing and documenting with NavVis CLX. The new agile, handheld capture device complements NavVis MLX and NavVis VLX and is specifically designed for high-volume, everyday documentation. With NavVis CLX, companies can put trusted, professional reality capture in every hand and on every job, accelerating access to reliable as-built data. NavVis CLX features dual LiDAR architecture, designed to ensure complete, comprehensive data capture, producing clean, low-noise point clouds that can be used for everyday downstream documentation workflows. The device is ideal for companies managing a high volume of routine as-built documentation projects, as well as general surveying and reality capture firms with mixed project portfolios and where high-precision scanners may be unnecessary or inefficient for standard documentation-grade work. It is particularly suited to area referencing, site assessment, and quantity surveying, as well as LOD200 Scan-to-CAD/BIM and 2D drafting. "With NavVis CLX, we are introducing a new device that bridges a critical gap in the market," NavVis co-founder and chief technology officer Georg Schroth said. "For the first time, we are combining the everyday usability, speed, and scalability required for high-volume documentation with the quality and reliability that companies expect from high-end devices. "This innovation addresses the trade-off between accessibility and efficiency and professional-grade results, giving teams a faster path to reliable data at a lower cost of ownership and operations." Aptella is proud to be NavVis' distribution partner across Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia, bringing NavVis CLX to the region alongside the full NavVis range. Aptella provides a wide range of positioning, automation and reality capture solutions for the built environment, giving customers access to trusted technology backed by local expertise, and works alongside customers to understand their business and project needs, tailoring solutions to match, and providing training, technical support and services every step of the way. Geoffrey Preece, Business Team Manager, Reality Capture at Aptella, said NavVis CLX is an excellent, complementary addition to the NavVis range. "NavVis CLX fills a real gap for our customers," Preece said. "It's an excellent, complementary solution to the NavVis range, ideal for teams that need fast, frequent scanning without compromising on accuracy. "For businesses managing a high volume of routine documentation, that combination of speed and reliable data quality is exactly what they've been asking for." With NavVis CLX, companies aren't just buying a device; they're buying faster access to professional as-built data. Dual LiDAR combined with live 2D and 3D coverage feedback gives users confidence that they have captured the data they need before leaving the site, reducing uncertainty and the risk of costly revisits. Clean, low-noise point clouds provide a reliable foundation for downstream documentation, helping teams move efficiently from capture to deliverable. Compact, lightweight and adaptable for occupied, confined and hard-to-reach spaces, NavVis CLX is built for the realities of everyday capture. Its straightforward operation makes it easy to deploy across teams, helping companies expand capture capacity and complete more projects with the same resources. Workflow with IVION: From Capture to Deliverable The integration with IVION Processing and IVION provides one continuous path from capture to processing to usable data, accelerating projects and increasing efficiency. IVION Processing turns each capture into registered, ready-to-use data, while IVION helps teams manage project data and deliver it to customers in an accessible way. Teams and their customers can explore, measure, verify, and share reality data, or stream point clouds directly into Revit to author CAD or BIM on reliable ground truth. Together, NavVis CLX, IVION Processing, and IVION help teams move faster from site capture to a quality-controlled customer deliverable, reduce rework, and get more value from every capture. NavVis CLX combines lightweight design, ergonomics, and reliability in one sophisticated device. Key features include: * Dual LiDAR for complete, reliable capture - Two strategically positioned LiDAR sensors provide complementary fields of view supporting more comprehensive capture across environments as well as stable SLAM tracking. * Live 2D and 3D coverage feedback - Real-time visualization on the integrated screen lets operators see their capture progress and identify potential gaps before leaving the site, reducing the risk of costly revisits. * Clean, low-noise point clouds - High-quality, documentation-grade data provides a reliable foundation for downstream workflows including area referencing, site assessment, quantity surveying, and LOD200 Scan-to-CAD/BIM. * Flexible capture for different environments - Use NavVis CLX with the included pole for elevated or difficult-to-reach areas, or with the optional harness for hands-free operation or extended scanning periods. * Efficient field-to-deliverable workflow - Together with IVION Processing and IVION connect capture with processing, access and downstream use, helping teams move faster from the site to usable as-built data. By combining reliable capture, trusted documentation-grade data and an efficient end-to-end workflow in a cost-effective device, NavVis CLX gives companies a practical way to scale reality capture across more projects. Teams can increase capacity and complete routine documentation efficiently while keeping specialist equipment and expertise focused on the projects that require them most. NavVis will unveil NavVis CLX to the public for the first time at INTERGEO 2026, taking place from September 15 to 17, 2026, in Munich, at the NavVis booth in Hall C5.
NavVis launches NavVis CLX, built for everyday documentation. NavVis introduces NavVis CLX, an agile handheld capture device purpose-built for high-volume, everyday documentation. Small, lightweight, straightforward to operate, and accessible at an affordable price point, NavVis CLX brings professional-quality reality capture to more of the documentation work teams handle every day. NavVis CLX is built for frequent use across jobs such as area referencing, site assessment, and quantity surveying, and supports, LOD200 Scan-to-CAD/BIM workflows. Its design centers on the things that determine whether that work runs efficiently: getting the device into use quickly, knowing the required space has been captured, producing reliable data for downstream work, and keeping that data moving from processing to the final deliverable. Within the NavVis LX-Series, NavVis CLX complements NavVis MLX and NavVis VLX by extending professional capture into more frequent, repeatable documentation workflows.
NavVis introduces CLX: The first agile handheld capture device for Reliable, Everyday documentation at scale. Munich, September 1, 2026: NavVis, the Source of Spatial Truth for the built world, is setting new standards for capturing and documenting with NavVis CLX. The new agile, handheld capture device complements NavVis MLX and NavVis VLX and is specifically designed for high-volume, everyday documentation. With NavVis CLX, companies can put trusted, professional reality capture in every hand and on every job, accelerating access to reliable as-built data. NavVis CLX features dual LiDAR architecture, designed to ensure complete, comprehensive data capture, producing clean, low-noise point clouds that can be used for everyday downstream documentation workflows. NavVis CLX is ideal for companies managing a high volume of routine as-built documentation projects, as well as general surveying and reality capture firms with mixed project portfolios and where high-precision scanners may be unnecessary or inefficient for standard documentation-grade work. It is particularly suited to area referencing, site assessment, and quantity surveying, as well as LOD200 Scan-to-CAD/BIM and 2D drafting. Dr. Georg Schroth, CTO and co-founder of NavVis, states: "With NavVis CLX, we are introducing a new device that bridges a critical gap in the market. For the first time, we are combining the everyday usability, speed, and scalability required for high-volume documentation with the quality and reliability that companies expect from high-end devices. This innovation addresses the trade-off between accessibility and efficiency and professional-grade results, giving teams a faster path to reliable data at a lower cost of ownership and operations." Professional Data Capture on Every Site With NavVis CLX, companies aren't just buying a device. They're buying faster access to professional as-built data. Dual LiDAR combined with live 2D and 3D coverage feedback gives users confidence that they have captured the data they need before leaving the site, reducing uncertainty and the risk of costly revisits. Clean, low-noise point clouds provide a reliable foundation for downstream documentation, helping teams move efficiently from capture to deliverable. Compact, lightweight and adaptable for occupied, confined and hard-to-reach spaces, NavVis CLX is built for the realities of everyday capture. Its straightforward operation makes it easy to deploy across teams, helping companies expand capture capacity and complete more projects with the same resources. Workflow with IVION: From Capture to Deliverable The integration with IVION Processing and IVION provides one continuous path from capture to processing to usable data, accelerating projects and increasing efficiency. IVION Processing turns each capture into registered, ready-to-use data, while IVION helps teams manage project data and deliver it to customers in an accessible way. Teams and their customers can explore, measure, verify, and share reality data, or stream point clouds directly into Revit to author CAD or BIM on reliable ground truth. Together, NavVis CLX, IVION Processing, and IVION help teams move faster from site capture to a quality-controlled customer deliverable, reduce rework, and get more value from every capture. Built for Reliable, Everyday Capture NavVis CLX combines lightweight design, ergonomics, and reliability in one sophisticated device. Key features include: * Dual LiDAR for complete, reliable capture - Two strategically positioned LiDAR sensors provide complementary fields of view supporting more comprehensive capture across environments as well as stable SLAM tracking. * Live 2D and 3D coverage feedback - Real-time visualization on the integrated screen lets operators see their capture progress and identify potential gaps before leaving the site, reducing the risk of costly revisits. * Clean, low-noise point clouds - High-quality, documentation-grade data provides a reliable foundation for downstream workflows including area referencing, site assessment, quantity surveying, and LOD200 Scan-to-CAD/BIM. * Flexible capture for different environments - Use NavVis CLX with the included pole for elevated or difficult-to-reach areas, or with the optional harness for hands-free operation or extended scanning periods. * Efficient field-to-deliverable workflow - Together with IVION Processing and IVION connect capture with processing, access and downstream use, helping teams move faster from the site to usable as-built data. By combining reliable capture, trusted documentation-grade data and an efficient end-to-end workflow in a cost-effective device, NavVis CLX gives companies a practical way to scale reality capture across more projects. Teams can increase capacity and complete routine documentation efficiently while keeping specialist equipment and expertise focused on the projects that require them most. NavVis will unveil NavVis CLX to the public for the first time at INTERGEO 2026 taking place from September 15 to 17, 2026 in Munich at the NavVis booth in Hall C5. You can find a photo library for this press release here. About NavVis NavVis is the Source of Spatial Truth for the built world. Founded in 2013, the company was built on a single conviction: the people who build and operate the physical world deserve to know exactly what that world looks like, and to keep knowing it as that world changes. Today NavVis combines survey-grade mobile reality capture (NavVis VLX and NavVis MLX) with IVION. Together, they provide a managed, versioned and accessible System of Record, reflecting a facility or work site as it stands today. Every engineering tool and every intelligent system reads from the same source. More than two billion square meters of industrial plants, construction sites, and buildings are held on IVION, cutting rework and downtime and forming the foundation for automation, analytics, and AI-grounded decisions at scale. Press contacts NavVis: Janine Ege [email protected] Schmidt Kommunikation Alexandra Schmidt +49 170 3871064 Thilo Christ +49 171 6220610 [email protected]