Senior AI Engineer – Computer Vision, Data Quality

Airbus Group; Sunnyvale, Homedale (CA, ID); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking team as a Senior AI Engineer, where you'll drive the performance of AI systems for autonomous flight. This role involves enhancing data quality and implementing advanced auto-labeling solutions, all while collaborating with global teams. You'll have the opportunity to prototype innovative projects and take them to production, making a significant impact in the aviation industry. Embrace a hybrid work model that promotes both collaboration in the office and flexibility for remote work. Be part of a dynamic environment that values creativity and diverse perspectives, contributing to the future of autonomous systems.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k)

Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Flight Training

Remote Work Options

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in computer vision and machine learning.
• Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.

Responsibilities

• Enhance data quality for vision-based ML models and mitigate biases.
• Develop automated data labeling pipelines for accuracy and scalability.

Skills

Computer Vision

Machine Learning

Data Quality

Python

Deep Learning

Data Mining

Active Learning

Communication Skills

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science

Equivalent industry experience

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

WAYFINDER

Our Wayfinder team is building scalable, certifiable autonomy systems to power the next generation of commercial aircraft. Our team of experts is driving the maturation of machine learning and other core technologies for autonomous flight; we are creating a reference architecture that includes hardware, software, and a data-driven development process to allow aircraft to perceive and react to their environment. Autonomous flight is transforming the transportation industry, and our team is at the heart of this revolution.

The Opportunity/Role Description

As Wayfinder's Senior AI Engineer (Computer Vision, Data Quality), you will be pivotal in driving the performance of our AI systems, reporting to the Manager of AI Algorithms. You will take ownership of critical data pipelines, spearheading efforts to enhance data quality, understanding, and efficiency, including the development and implementation of advanced auto-labeling solutions. You will quickly prototype new projects, and take the promising ones to production.

Role Responsibilities

1. Analyze and improve data quality and distribution for vision-based flight ML models, identifying and mitigating biases and gaps, specifically addressing challenges related to image data.
2. Implement data mining and active learning strategies to curate high-quality computer vision datasets and optimize labeling efforts and training efficiency.
3. Conduct rigorous evaluations of data and labeling quality, assessing effectiveness, efficiency of training and accuracy and coverage of testing.
4. Develop and deploy automated data labeling pipelines including using foundation models (VLMs), big ML models, and traditional Computer Vision, ensuring accuracy and scalability.
5. Develop metrics, visualization, and validation to improve data pipelines.
6. Write high quality, product level code that is easy to maintain and test following standard methodologies.
7. Collaborate with multiple teams (Data/Labeling, Validation), and ML teams in the global Airbus Organization.

Qualifications

1. Master's degree (or equivalent industry experience) in computer science or a related discipline and 7 or more years of relevant experience.
2. 5+ years of industry experience working as a CV/ML perception software engineer in the field of autonomous vehicles, robotics, or related fields.
3. Experience in developing on or using deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.).
4. Experience in data auto labeling and active learning pipelines for production.
5. Extensive experience in Python.
6. Good communication skills.

Good To Have

1. Passion for aviation and autonomous systems.
2. Experience with LLM/VLM, OpenVocabulary Vision models, RL, and other emerging ML technologies.
3. Experience with data pipelines and visualization of embeddings, similarity/uniqueness, natural language search.

Compensation:

The estimated salary range for this position is $156,000 to $195,000 annually. Enjoy comprehensive benefits: health insurance, paid time off, holidays, 401(k), Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Airbus Employee Share Ownership Plan, flight training, and more.

Experience flexibility with our hybrid work model, which includes three days in the office to foster collaboration and innovation while allowing for remote work options. Additionally, employees can work remotely—inside or outside the U.S.—for up to 31 days per year.

Why Join Us?

Be a part of a dynamic team that values creativity, collaboration, innovation and problem solving. At Acubed, your contributions will directly impact our digital future. We welcome diverse perspectives and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment.

Acubed is committed to creating a fair and equitable workplace for all. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities.

Acubed Requirements

All job offers at Acubed are contingent upon the candidate passing references, background and export control checks.

* Please Note that Acubed does not offer sponsorship of employment-based nonimmigrant visa petitions for this role.