Lead Research Scientist: 3D Hand Pose & HOI

Mecka AI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mecka AI is looking for a Research Scientist in New York, NY, specializing in dexterous manipulation, 3D hand tracking, and articulated pose estimation. In this role, you will architect and train proprietary models while leveraging high-quality datasets.

The ideal candidate has a Ph.D., deep expertise in deep learning and hand pose estimation, and significant experience training large-scale vision models. This position offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of embodied AI technology.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in training large-scale vision models from scratch.
• Proven ability in parametric hand models and inverse kinematics.
• Experience with multi-terabyte image and video datasets.

Responsibilities

• Architect proprietary foundation models for 3D hand tracking.
• Design and train state‑of‑the art networks for kinematic tracking.
• Develop robust interaction models for egocentric manipulation.

Skills

Deep Learning

3D Computer Vision

Articulated Tracking

Hand Pose Estimation

PyTorch

Education

Ph.D. in a relevant field

Tools

CUDA

Job description

Mecka AI is looking for a Research Scientist in New York, NY, specializing in dexterous manipulation, 3D hand tracking, and articulated pose estimation. In this role, you will architect and train proprietary models while leveraging high-quality datasets.

The ideal candidate has a Ph.D., deep expertise in deep learning and hand pose estimation, and significant experience training large-scale vision models. This position offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of embodied AI technology.