Senior AI Scientist - Biometric Vision & Edge ML

Assa Abloy Ab; Florida; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

HID Global is seeking a Senior AI Scientist to lead research and development of advanced biometric AI models. You will design CNNs, transformers, and multimodal architectures, evaluate on edge devices and cloud environments, and contribute to responsible AI governance.

The role requires a PhD and 4+ years in production AI with Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and AWS SageMaker. Location options include Austin, TX or Palm Beach Gardens, FL, with a strong emphasis on privacy and security.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in a relevant technical field with research background.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, train, evaluate, and optimize state-of-the-art AI and deep learning models for biometric applications.
• Develop image processing, video analytics, biometric signal processing, feature extraction, and model evaluation pipelines.
• Apply data engineering, data quality, and data governance practices throughout the AI lifecycle.
• Build advanced computer vision pipelines using multiple image modalities.
• Implement identity verification and enrollment workflows with benchmarking frameworks.
• Manage end-to-end model development lifecycles from research through deployment and edge/cloud optimization.
• Drive AI explainability and MLOps practices including monitoring, validation, retraining, and performance tracking.
• Ensure models meet fairness, privacy, security, and ethical deployment standards.
• Investigate novel architectures and techniques to improve biometric performance and scalability.
• Collaborate with compliance and product teams to align with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Publish technical findings, patents, and thought leadership as appropriate.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

OpenCV

Scikit-learn

AWS SageMaker

CNNs

Transformers

Vision Transformers

Attention networks

Generative AI

MLOps

Data governance

Education

PhD in Computer Science, AI, ML, CV, Signal Processing, EE, or related field

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

MLflow

SageMaker Edge deployment

Job description

HID Global is seeking a Senior AI Scientist to lead research and development of advanced biometric AI models. You will design CNNs, transformers, and multimodal architectures, evaluate on edge devices and cloud environments, and contribute to responsible AI governance.

The role requires a PhD and 4+ years in production AI with Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and AWS SageMaker. Location options include Austin, TX or Palm Beach Gardens, FL, with a strong emphasis on privacy and security.