Research Engineer- 3D Vision and Generation, Self-Driving

About Applied Intuition

We are an in-office company and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments.

About the role and team

We are looking for a passionate Research Engineer to join the Research Group at Applied Intuition. The mission of the group is to create cutting-edge technology enabling next-generation physical AI with emphasis on the two most challenging applications reshaping our everyday life: end-to-end autonomous driving and robotic generalist. We have a group composed of leading experts from top institutions and companies recognized for their exceptional academic and industry contributionsincluding eight Best Paper awards at premier conferences and journals such as CVPR and ICRA. Learn more at by industry-leading tools and infra researchers can access millions of miles of data from large fleets and deploy methods they develop into various autonomous and robotic systems including self-driving cars/trucks autonomous mining/construction machines humanoid robots and dexterous addition to your research contributions you will contribute to and learn from best practices in the autonomy and robotics industries within our fast-paced and customer-focused culture. Improvements deployed to our system immediately help our customers with their programs and deliver value to our business.

We are open to all years of experience as long as the necessary requirements are met including those with potential Tech Lead and Manager capacity.

At Applied Intuition you will:

• Conduct research on 3D vision related topics including 3D foundation model multi-modal pretraining Gaussian splatting world foundation model with applications to autonomous driving
• Work closely with Research Scientists and interns on high-quality research publications to submit to top-tier conferences
• Collaborate with our engineering teams on ADAS data and simulation to deploy end-to-end algorithms for mass production vehicles and neural simulation/generation for tools supporting autonomy development

Were looking for someone who has:

• Hands-on experience in at least one of the following fields
  • 3D reconstruction with Gaussian splatting
  • 3D / multi-modal foundation model and its pretraining
  • World foundation model and video generation
  • 3D/multi-view end-to-end models for autonomous driving or robotics
• Passion for next-generation scalable autonomy and robotics for real-world systems
• Strong engineering and research skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively on projects
• Technical experience in: Python Pytorch computer vision robotics systems and distributed machine learning model training

Nice to have:

• Industry experience on relevant topics (self-driving application preferred)
• MSc or PhD in machine learning and computer vision with autonomy and robotics applications or closely related field
• Passion for building and shipping customer-focused software frameworks or tool

Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary equity and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units comprehensive health dental vision life and disability insurance coverage 401k retirement benefits with employer match learning and wellness stipends and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.

Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience credentials & certifications educational attainment skill level requirements interview performance and the level and scope of the position.

Please reference the job postings subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $126000 - $423000 USD annually.

Dont meet every single requirement If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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