Hybrid-Remote Data Specialist for Autonomous Driving

Kognic; Göteborgs kommun; Hybrid; SEK 550,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health benefits

Salary exchange

Parental pay

Own computer

Job summary

Kognic is hiring a Data Specialist to join the Operations team. You will be the technical expert translating complex customer model requirements into precise specifications for hundreds of annotators, enabling scalable, high-quality data workflows for AD/ADAS perception systems.

You will bridge customers and internal teams, design robust QA strategies, and guide dataset designs while collaborating across engineering and delivery management. Fluency in English is essential, with Chinese a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Automotive Engineering, Machine Learning, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Proven track record in customer-facing technical roles (conducting demos, analyzing complex data requirements, and driving technical solutions).
• Deep experience in data quality or related fields, with a strong focus on AD/ADAS perception systems.
• Hands-on coding experience.
• Excellent written and spoken English. Chinese is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Technical Ownership: Lead the technical setup of customer projects, serving as the primary authority on data quality, workflow design, and annotation requirements.
• Customer & Strategic Advisory: Influence clients on how system safety objectives and KPIs translate into annotation context, quality benchmarks, and dataset designs.
• Cross-Functional Expertise: Act as a technical bridge between customers, internal engineering teams, and delivery managers to address customer-specific data challenges.
• Workflow Optimization: Design and refine the quality assurance approach for your accounts, deciding where the right level of quality sits while ensuring high productivity.

Skills

AD/ADAS knowledge

Data quality

Data workflow design

Customer-facing experience

Coding experience

English proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science

Master's in Automotive Engineering

Master's in Machine Learning

Master's in Information Systems

Tools

Python

SQL

Data annotation tools

Pandas

Job description

Kognic is hiring a Data Specialist to join the Operations team. You will be the technical expert translating complex customer model requirements into precise specifications for hundreds of annotators, enabling scalable, high-quality data workflows for AD/ADAS perception systems.

You will bridge customers and internal teams, design robust QA strategies, and guide dataset designs while collaborating across engineering and delivery management. Fluency in English is essential, with Chinese a plus.