Research Scientist

Title: Research Scientist
Location: Redmond, WA (Onsite)
Duration: 12 month contract, extensions possible up to 2+ years
Compensation: $55 - 70/hr. W2
Work Requirements: , Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

ABOUT THIS FEATURED OPPORTUNITY
Our client's team is a leading research organization of world-class researchers, developers, and engineers, who collaborate to actively create a future where virtual and augmented reality become as indispensable as today's smartphones and personal computers.
The mission of the Research Audio team is to engineer augmented audio that redefines human hearing capabilities. This will allow us to connect people by facilitating conversation in even the most challenging auditory environment.

We are seeking a contract applied research scientist specializing in building machine learning (ML) models that emulate auditory perception. This role is an integral part of our team, contributing to our research and development efforts. The ideal candidate will help us explore and understand individualized audio quality preferences and experiences, enabling us to tailor our technologies to meet unique user needs.

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU 

• Drive research on improved machine learning models for speech quality, run computational experiments and report findings.
• Implement ML models that emulate aspects of human auditory perception.
• Develop next-gen audio quality models.
• Independently implement ML training pipelines, models, and evaluation frameworks.
• Regularly report on project progress, dependencies and risks to stakeholders.
• Support research scientists and engineers within the team.
• Execute on applied coding tasks in support of the team's goals.

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

Must-Have Requirements: 

• Interpersonal and communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive with ability to execute on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Track record of communicating research on ML perception in an academic or industrial setting.
• Experience working in a fast-paced research and/or product development environment.
• Experience with Python or other scientific programming languages.
• Previous experience designing, training, and evaluating neural networks in PyTorch.
• Experience working in a high performance computing environment.
• Master's degree or equivalent experience in Computational Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Electrical Engineering, Perception, Experimental Psychology, Audio Engineering, Acoustics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Audiology or a related field.

Preferred qualifications:

• PhD degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience with modeling audio quality.

Our benefits package includes: 

• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) retirement plan

…and much more!

About INSPYR Solutions
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