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ResponsibilitiesAI Research Engineer_71qs
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What You'll Get To Do:At this Lab., one of the first groups to adopt deep learning for autonomous systems in the Silicon Valley, we work at the leading edge of deep learning and collaborate with the world's best universities and research centers. We are looking for passionate engineers and researchers who want to contribute in this exciting fast-moving field. This role focuses on developing physical AI technology, especially for manufacturing.
Major Responsibilities- Develop effective techniques and infrastructure, from the initial idea to the running prototype and product
- Write code, use the latest machine learning tools, run experiments, and generally develop techniques and processes to enable intelligent abilities on industrial applications
- Partner with teams across the company to implement your ideas into their products
- Remain connected to the broader research community by partnering with internal and external collaborators and participating in relevant conferences
- Work on research and development to address the company's key challenges
- Present findings in an accessible way to teams across the company and external science community
- Visualize and explain the work through presentations and notebooks
- Work with other teams including business division to accelerate AI application in company-wide business processes
- Participate in publication, patent, and conference activities alongside senior research staff
- Write, test and maintain production-quality code
- Works under the guidance of senior researchers to design, evaluate, and refine machine-learning models.
- Contributes technical expertise to ongoing research initiatives and supports the transition of research outcomes into prototypes and production environments.
- Design, experiment and evaluate models
- Research, design and implement novel, highly scalable AI algorithms with focus on various kinds of data (e.g., image thermal depth sensor, Lidar, acoustic, graphs, tables, etc.)
- Strategy development for the field of AI with focus on our lab's applications, support in strategic decision making regarding various science problems
- Support the development of research proposals and assist senior researchers in preparing technical content.
- Participate in collaborative research activities with interdisciplinary research teams.
- Understand complex research papers and write algorithms from scratch
- Architect and implement software libraries to allow our research to improve and scale
- Work under the guidance of senior researchers to implement and evaluate algorithms throughout the research cycle
- Provide high quality code and programming knowledge to a research group
QualificationsWhat You'll Bring:Education & Experience: - Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Data Science, Applied Math or related discipline
- AI and robotics research experience in academia or industry
- Familiarity with deep learning libraries (PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.)
- Demonstrated research experience through academic projects, publications, patents, or industry innovation activities
- Good oral and written communication and teamwork skills
- Worked with general ML libraries and toolkits
- Experience working in multidisciplinary scientific collaboration
- Experience with accelerators (GPU) and high-performance computing systems
- Excellent programming skills in Python, C++, Tensorflow, PyTorch or similar languages
- Internships/work experience with machine learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning
- Background in machine learning techniques with large amounts of noisy or partially missing data, curiosity in applying it to industrial applications
- Relevant research experience (publications at NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR or similar are preferred)
- Experience with cloud environments and multi-machine setups
- Proven experience, either in industry or a research lab, working on complex ML problems and engineering workflows
- Proven knowledge of machine learning and/or statistics e.g., Neural Nets, Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning etc.
- Strong knowledge of algorithm design - with a proven ability to write ML algorithms from scratch
- A passion for AI
Benefits & Perks - What's In It For You:Panasonic prioritizes total well-being and offers comprehensive benefits options to support physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health:
- Health Benefits - Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
- Voluntary Benefits - Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
- Panasonic Retirement Savings & Investment Plan (PRSIP) - 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
- Paid Time-Off Benefits - Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave.
- Educational Assistance - Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
- Health Management and Wellbeing Programs -Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status, location, and length of service.
- Employee Recognition Program - High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition
- Annual Bonus Program - Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus.
We Take Opportunity Seriously:At Panasonic, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. Fairness and Honesty have been part of our core values for more than 100 years and we are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer.
The wage range of $130,000 - $145,000 is just one component of Panasonic's total package. Actual compensation varies depending on the individual's knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.
We understand that your career search may look different than others and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience. If you are actively looking or starting to explore new opportunities, send us your application!
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S.
Thank you for your interest in Panasonic.
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