1. A control system for a machine traveling on a work surface, the work surface including a target area having a raised contour and a contour edge, the control system comprising: a perception system mounted on the machine, the perception system configured to generate data indicative of a contour of the work surface; and a controller communicably coupled to the perception system, the controller configured to: receive a signal indicative of a current position of the machine on the work surface as the machine travels along a first direction; initiate a scanning of the work surface, by the perception system, along the first direction when the machine is at a predetermined distance from the target area; receive the signal indicative of the contour of the work surface from the perception system; identify the raised contour and the contour edge within the target area based on the received data indicative of the contour as the machine approaches the target area while traveling along a second direction, the second direction being different from the first direction; determine a location of the contour edge within the target area based on the identification; and control a positioning of the machine within the target area and relative to the raised contour, such that tires of the machine coincide with the contour edge of the raised contour.