AI Scientist I

Axon is on a mission to Protect Life, focusing on critical safety and justice issues through their ecosystem of devices and cloud software. They are seeking an AI Scientist I to join their AI team, where the successful candidate will research and develop advanced computer vision and machine learning techniques for cloud, devices, and robotics.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Explore novel approaches to address challenges in object detection, recognition, tracking, segmentation, and scene understanding
• Optimize algorithms for performance, memory footprint, and energy efficiency to meet the requirements of resource-constrained devices
• Join force with MLEs or firmware or hardware engineers to leverage hardware accelerators and optimize algorithms for specific hardware architectures
• 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

Skills

• PhD and 1 years experience in Computer Science and Robotics or a related field with a focus on robotics perception, MLLMs, computer vision, machine learning, or artificial intelligence
• 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
• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical thinking, and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment
• Strong communication skills and the ability to effectively present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience in developing computer vision algorithms for resource-constrained devices such as mobile phones, IoT devices, or embedded systems is highly desirable

Benefits

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• Learning & Development programs
• And yes, we have snacks in our offices
• Hybrid schedule. We rely on in-person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesday through Friday, with flexibility to work remotely on Mondays

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