Senior CV/ML Research Scientist: Edge AI Vision

Axon; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401k with employer match

Paid time off

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Wellness programs

Learning & Development

Stock awards

Snacks in office

Job summary

Axon is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to advance computer vision and multimodal AI across enterprise and public safety domains. You will train models, develop cutting-edge algorithms, and collaborate with product managers, engineers and cross-functional teams to ship responsible AI capabilities for Axon products.

You will lead research efforts, publish findings, and mentor junior scientists while contributing to a culture of candor and care.

Qualifications

• PhD and 3+ years experience in computer science with a focus on CV/ML.
• Proven track record in machine learning or computer vision research.
• Experience driving ML development lifecycle and delivering high quality models at scale.
• Strong CV fundamentals: image processing, feature extraction, object detection, segmentation, video analysis or action recognition.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical thinking, and ability to work independently and in teams.
• Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch/TensorFlow/Keras).
• Experience with edge devices or embedded systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with scientists, engineers and product managers to build proof-of-concepts.
• Lead end-to-end research in CVML and gen-AI for cloud and devices from multimodal data.
• Design and implement privacy-preserving, efficient and scalable models for inference.
• Develop metrics and validate CVML models in real-world settings.
• Optimize algorithms for performance, memory and energy on resource-constrained devices.
• Stay current with CVML advances and translate findings into Axon products.
• Contribute to publications, documentation and patent disclosures.
• Coach and mentor junior scientists.

Education

PhD in Computer Science

Tools

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Keras

Job description

Axon is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to advance computer vision and multimodal AI across enterprise and public safety domains. You will train models, develop cutting-edge algorithms, and collaborate with product managers, engineers and cross-functional teams to ship responsible AI capabilities for Axon products.

You will lead research efforts, publish findings, and mentor junior scientists while contributing to a culture of candor and care.