Staff AI Researcher

Lenovo; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenovo Group CTO KSA R&D Center invites applications for an AI Research Scientist to shape the next generation of intelligent systems across robotics, autonomous platforms, smart environments and industrial AI.

You will research, develop and deploy advanced AI solutions spanning computer vision, multimodal architectures and Edge AI, transforming ideas into scalable real-world technologies powering intelligent automation.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Mathematics, AI, or related field.
• ≥3 years of experience deploying ML, computer vision, or agentic AI from research to production.
• Proficient in Python; experience with C++ and AI deployment on edge or cloud platforms.
• Expertise in computer vision techniques: detection, classification, segmentation, tracking, and sensor fusion.

Responsibilities

• Research, develop and optimize AI, ML, CV, and agentic AI solutions for real‑world applications.
• Design perception systems including object detection, classification, segmentation and tracking.
• Build AI capabilities for robotics and autonomous systems including localization and navigation.
• Develop and integrate LLMs, VLMs, multimodal models and AI agents for intelligent reasoning.
• Deploy and optimize AI models across edge and cloud environments balancing performance and cost.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and establish prototypes, benchmarks and metrics.
• Collaborate with global teams to translate research into production-ready solutions and IP.

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, or related field

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

OpenCV

AI frameworks

Job description

Join Lenovo s Group CTO KSA R amp D Center as an AI Research Scientist where you ll help shape the next generation of intelligent systems across robotics autonomous platforms smart environments and industrial AI In this role you will research develop and deploy advanced AI solutions spanning computer vision multimodal AI agentic architectures and Edge AI transforming innovative ideas into scalable real-world technologies that power the future of intelligent automation

What You Will Do

• Research develop and optimize AI machine learning computer vision and agentic AI solutions for real-world applications
• Design perception systems including object detection classification segmentation tracking pose estimation and recognition
• Build AI capabilities for robotics and autonomous systems including localization sensor fusion navigation prediction and decision-making
• Develop and integrate LLMs VLMs multimodal models and AI agents to enable intelligent reasoning and human-machine interaction
• Deploy and optimize AI models across edge and cloud environments balancing performance scalability latency and cost
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and foundation models creating prototypes benchmarks and performance metrics
• Collaborate with global research engineering and product teams to transform research into production-ready solutions patents and intellectual property

Who You Are

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience developing and deploying machine learning, computer vision, or agentic AI solutions from research through production.
• Strong expertise in computer vision techniques, including detection, classification, segmentation, tracking, and sensor fusion.
• Hands-on experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, OpenCV, and modern AI/ML development frameworks.
• Experience working with LLMs, VLMs, multimodal AI, foundation models, and autonomous AI systems.
• Strong programming skills in Python, with experience in C++ and AI deployment on edge or cloud platforms.

What We Can Offer You

• The opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI, robotics, and intelligent systems with global impact.
• A collaborative R&D environment focused on innovation, research excellence, and emerging technologies.
• Career growth opportunities through advanced research, patent creation, and participation in Lenovo's global AI ecosystem.