Researcher – Computer Vision & Human-Centered AI

Huawei Canada has an immediate 12-month contract opening for a Researcher.

About the team:

The Huawei Human-Machine Interaction Lab unites global researchers engineers and designers to redefine human technology relationships through user centered hands on research. We focus on agentic AI and multimodal interaction (voice touch vision gesture) across smartphones wearables and emerging devicesadvancing agentic workflows multi-agent orchestration and intuitive human-AI interfaces. By tightly integrating sensing algorithms and systems our prototype driven work ships directly to products enabling seamless task delegation and human AI collaboration at scale.

About the job:

• Conduct advanced research in computer vision focusing on 2D/3D scene understanding tracking and real-time reconstruction.
  Advance vision-centric perception pipelines and sensor fusion techniques to improve spatial awareness and device understanding of the physical world.

• Integrate vision foundation models and vision-language models with LLMs to build smart workflows that enhance human-AI collaboration and reasoning.

• Optimize end-to-end vision pipelines from raw sensor data to real-time inference balancing accuracy with hardware constraints like power memory and latency.

• Establish comprehensive evaluation frameworks and success metrics to assess both core algorithmic performance and human-centric user outcomes.

• Collaborate with engineering hardware and design teams to translate vision research into product-ready solutions and interactive prototypes.

The total target annual compensation (based on 2080 hours per year) ranges from $106000 - $156000 depending on education experience and demonstrated expertise.

About the ideal candidate:

• Masters or PhD in Computer Science Engineering Robotics or AI with a specialization in computer vision or visual perception (or equivalent industry R&D experience).

• 3 years of applied R&D experience in computer vision for consumer electronics robotics or AR/VR with a track record of contributing to shipped products.

• Deep expertise in core computer vision techniques including object detection image segmentation 3D vision and multi-camera calibration.

• Proficiency in vision-specific deep learning frameworks and edge deployment tools with experience optimizing models for hardware acceleration.

• Working fluency with modern AI/ML concepts including Vision-Language Models multimodal fusion and agentic workflows.

• Strong programming skills in C/C and Python with experience in real-time video processing pipelines and embedded hardware prototyping.

• Awareness of emerging computer vision trends with the ability to translate academic research into practical product opportunities.

Additional Information:

Huawei Canada is committed to a fair inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodation during any stage of the hiring process please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

All applications for this position are reviewed directly by our hiring team we do not use artificial intelligence tools to screen or select candidates.