• AI Research Scientist/Engineer Multimodal VLM…

    Autodesk (Plano, TX)


    Job Requisition ID #

    25WD92007

    AI Research Scientist/Engineer (** **_Multimodal_** **)

    Position Overview

    As an AI Research Scientist at Autodesk Research, you will be doing fundamental and applied research that will help our customers imagine, design, and make a better world.

     

    We are a team of scientists, researchers, engineers, and designers working together on projects that range from learning-based design systems, computer vision, graphics, robotics, human-computer interaction, sustainability, simulation, manufacturing, architectural design and construction.

     

    This role will report to a Research Manager in the AI Lab.

     

    **Location** : UK/EMEA, US or Canada Remote or Hybrid

    Responsibilities

    + Develop new ML models and AI techniques

    + Lead on research projects within a global team

    + Review relevant AI/ML literature to identify emerging methods, technologies, and best practices

    + Explore new data sources and discover techniques for best leveraging data

    Minimum Qualifications

    + A Master's or _PhD_ in a field related to AI/ML, such as: Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Linguistics, Mechanical Engineering, or related disciplines

    + Strong background applying Deep Learning techniques (including implementing custom architectures, optimizing _model_ performance, developing novel loss functions, metrics, and benchmarks, and deploying production-ready solutions)

    + Familiarity in statistical methods for _Machine Learning_ (e.g. Bayesian methods, HMMs, graphical models, dimension reduction, clustering, classification, regression techniques, etc.)

    + Familiarity with _PyTorch_ , _PyTorch_ Lightning, or similar frameworks

    + Strong coding abilities in Python

    + Strong Software development skills and familiarity with GPUs, MLOps, Git, High-performance large-scale ML systems and platforms

    + Experience with Transformers, LLMs, _NLP_ , _Multi-modal_ Deep Learning, and VLMs/MLLMs

    + Publication track record in _machine learning_ conferences and/or journals

    Preferred Qualifications

    + Significant post-graduate research experience, or five or more years of work experience (actual job title/position will be commensurate with experience)

    + Experience with foundation and open-source models, meta/transfer learning, fine-tuning, distillation, multi-task/continual learning, RL, RLxF, and/or image/audio/video/ _3D_ generation/understanding

    + Experience or familiarity with the _3D_ Graphics/Animation, Manufacturing, Engineering, Architecture, and/or Construction domain

     

    At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

     

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