Axon AI - CVML Tech Lead

Job Description

Axon is seeking a highly skilled and innovative Computer Vision and Computer Vision (CVML) Scientist to join its AI team as Tech Lead. In this role, the Tech Lead will focus on turning CVML R&D ideas into product features across Cloud, Devices, and Robotics. The Tech Lead will play a crucial role in advancing the state-of-the-art in CVML technologies and bringing technology to Axon's customers.

The Tech Lead will collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams to design, develop, and ship cutting-edge CVML algorithms and solutions that enable intelligent perception and understanding of visual data.

What this role involves:

• Converting and shipping CVML R&D ideas to Axon Products.
• Researching and developing advanced MLLMs, GenAI, and Computer Vision techniques for cloud, devices, and sensors from multimodal data sources.
• Designing and implementing efficient and scalable MLLM models for inference and analysis of visual data.
• Exploring novel approaches to address challenges in object detection, recognition, tracking, segmentation, and scene understanding.
• Optimizing algorithms for performance, memory footprint, and energy efficiency to meet the requirements of resource-constrained devices.
• Joining forces with MLEs or firmware or hardware engineers to leverage hardware accelerators and optimize algorithms for specific hardware architectures.
• Evaluating the performance of MLLM models using real-world datasets and designing experiments to validate their effectiveness.
• Staying 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.
• Contributing to patent disclosures, academic publications, and technical documentation to share insights and findings with the broader community.
• Experience coach and mentor junior scientists.

Requirements:

• PhD and with +5 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.
• 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.

What Axon offers:

• Competitive salary
• 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• Learning & Development programs