Senior AI Engineer - Software Engineer

Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to join our Client's team.

Role Responsibilities :

Software Development and Testing

• Maintains, as well as furthers, and enhances existing machine learning modules for autonomous vehicles, not necessarily the software stack for driving but methods around industrialization of MaaS / TaaS and with that to increase availability of service.
• Designs and implements new machine learning-based approaches based on existing frameworks
• Keeps up to speed with the state of the art of academic research and technology in the industry
• Tests developed modules in the prototype vehicle (unit tests, integration tests, in-vehicle / field tests, etc.)
• Analyzes and evaluates conducted tests
• Presents project / progress reports and presentations to top management, mentors, partners, and project affiliates
• Transfers technologies and solutions to ADMT GmbH, CARIAD
• Manages and coordinates the tech scouting process

Network Development

• Expands research network between ADMT LLC and local entities
• Initiates and implements partnerships with external partners (companies, research institutions, universities) within Silicon Valley and US
• Transfers project outcomes to internal Volkswagen Group partners (ADMT GmbH, CARIAD)
• Communicates regularly and influences partners in Germany

Strategic Management

Secures intellectual property

Qualifications

Years of Relevant Experience :

7+ years post-grad professional work experience

Required Education :

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• PhD strongly preferred

Skills :

• Strong technical background of different machine learning algorithms
• Strong project management and business development skills
• Communication & documentation skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Conceptual thinking skills
• Detailed knowledge of autonomous driving and software technologies

Required Specialized Skills

• Must have experience with algorithm development for Autonomous Driving tasks including Perception, Sensor Fusion, Motion Prediction, Path Planning, End-to-End Driving, Simulation, V2X Software and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies & technical skills
• Background in Deep Neural Network Learning, Computer Vision and Machine Learning
• Strong programming skills with Python and TensorFlow / Pytorch PyTorch on on-premises compute and public clouds (e.g. AWS), Knowledge of generating features from sensor technology like camera, lidar, radar, GPS / D-GPS and HD maps
• Experience with different types of Neural Networks such as Transformers, CNNs, RNNLLMs, LSTMs, GNNs,
• Experience with different ML paradigms such as supervised / unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, self-supervised learning, and imitation learning paradigms and the latest research trends
• Programming languages / tools as Python, C++, Python, LaTex, Bash, Cmake, Git, Linux, familiar with data structures and algorithms, machine learning and math
• Knowledge in using open-source libraries : OpenCV, OpenGL, TensorRT, Open3D, CUDA, Open3D, PCL

Desired Specialized Skills

• Experience with current state-of-the-art technologies such as Vision-Language Models, Neural Radiance Fields, Embodied AI, Deep Sensor Fusion, Generative AI
• Experience with AI / ML compute optimization techniques such as quantization, knowledge distillation, compilation, sparse computing
• Experience in programming concepts : Data filters / pipelines, multi-threading, programming for various types of SoC, real-time systems
• Experience in a regulated industries such as automotive, aerospace, medical devices etc.

Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government.

Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in . Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC.

We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.

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