Senior Research Scientist

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We are seeking multiple highly skilled and innovative Computer Vision and Machine Learning (CVML) Scientists to join our AI team as Tech Lead, focusing on turning CVML R&D ideas to product features in Cloud, Devices and Robotics. As a Tech Lead of our research and development efforts, you will play a crucial role in advancing the state-of-the-art in CVML technologies and bringing technology to our customers for our cloud, devices and robotics. You will collaborate with product managers, cross-functional teams to design, develop, and ship cutting-edge CVML algorithms and solutions that enable intelligent perception and understanding of visual data.
Location: Remote from England or Hybrid from office in London, England.
Reports To: Senior Director, Research Science
Convert and Ship CVML R&D ideas to Axon Products.
Research and develop advanced MLLMs, GenAI, and Computer Vision techniques for cloud, devices and sensors from multimodal data sources.
Design and implement efficient and scalable MLLM models for inference and analysis of visual data.
Optimize algorithms for performance, memory footprint, and energy efficiency to meet the requirements of resource-constrained devices.
Evaluate the performance of MLLM models using real-world datasets and design experiments to validate their effectiveness.
Stay up-to-date with the latest research trends and advancements in computer vision, machine learning, and deep learning, MLLMs, GenAI and integrate relevant findings into our projects.
Contribute to patent disclosures, academic publications, and technical documentation to share insights and findings with the broader community.
Experience coach and mentor junior scientists.
PhD and with +8 year experience in Computer Science or a related field with a focus on MLLMs, computer vision, machine learning, or artificial intelligence.
Proven track record of research excellence in machine learning, computer vision, robotics perception, demonstrated through publications in top-tier conferences or journals.
Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C/C++, experience with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Keras and experience with ROS or robotic operational system.
Drive one or more phases of the ML development lifecycle: shape datasets, investigate modeling approaches and architectures, train/evaluate/tune models and implement the end-to-end training pipeline.
Leverage state-of-the-art research to deliver high quality models enabling multiple AI projects at scale.
Contribute back to the research community via academic publications, tech blogs, open-source code and contributing to internal/external AI challenges
Experience in developing computer vision algorithms for resource-constrained devices such as mobile phones, IoT devices, or embedded systems is highly desirable.
Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
Discretionary paid time off
Paid parental leave for all
Medical, Dental, Vision plans
Fitness Programs
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