Research Scientist, Neural Reconstruction

Waabi

Job Location:

Toronto, OH - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 155000 - 269000

Posted on: 6 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Waabi founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun is the leader in Physical AI. With a world-class team were unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology thats powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI automotive logistics and deep tech.

With offices in Toronto San Francisco Dallas and Pittsburgh Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way. To learn more visit:

Waabi World depends on accurate scalable and efficient reconstruction of the 3D/4D physical world from real-world sensor data. As a Research Scientist in Neural Reconstruction you will develop the next generation of neural scene-representation and reconstruction algorithms that transform sparse noisy and partially observed driving data into realistic and controllable digital worlds.

This role focuses on 3D/4D neural reconstruction and rendering including 3DGS/NeRF neural scene representation and generalizable reconstruction models. Your work will directly power Waabi Worlds ability to build high-fidelity scene assets recover geometry and dynamics from sensor data and support realistic simulation and rendering at scale.

You will

- Conduct fundamental and applied research in neural reconstruction including:

3DGS / NeRF

Dynamic scene reconstruction

Feed-forward reconstruction

Multi-sensor scene representation learning

- Build scalable reconstruction and simulation systems for dynamic urban scenes including vehicles background lighting and long-range structure.

- Collaborate with simulation engineers to integrate models into large-scale distributed training and rendering pipelines.

- Publish high-impact research at top conferences (CVPR ECCV ICCV NeurIPS ICLR ICRA SIGGRAPH).

- Mentor junior scientists and interns; foster a culture of scientific rigor and rapid experimentation.

- Stay current with emerging advances in neural rendering 3D representation learning differentiable rendering and scalable reconstruction systems.

Qualifications:

- Demonstrated technical innovation: You have a Ph.D. in Computer Vision Machine Learning Robotics or a related field or equivalent research experience pushing the boundaries of a technical field..

- Strong prototyping and implementation: You have expert-level Python & PyTorch (or JAX) skills; strong software-engineering fundamentals and experience with distributed training.

- Expert domain knowledge: You have built generative or predictive models of the physical world with scale and efficiency in mind for real-world applications

- Team player: You have worked in a close-knit team of researchers and engineers and have strong communication to deliver successful projects.

Bonus:

- Proven ability to translate research into production-quality code and measurable product impact.

- Demonstrated first-author publications in top-tier venues on topics such as:

3DGS / NeRF / neural rendering

3D / 4D reconstruction

Generalizable reconstruction

Geometry-aware or multi-sensor representation learning

- Experience working with camera LiDAR maps and large-scale driving datasets.

- Strong background in graphics geometry rendering systems or simulation.

The US yearly salary range for this role is: $155000 - $269000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi US Inc.s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Companys compensation practices. The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Note: The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role including equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus.

Perks/Benefits:

- Competitive compensation and equity awards.

- Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).

- Unlimited Vacation.

- Flexible hours and Work from Home support.

- Daily drinks snacks and catered meals (when in office).

- Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site off-site & virtually.

- As we grow this list continues to evolve!

Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact!

Waabi is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a supportive inclusive and accessible workplace for all our employees. 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 military or veteran status marital status pregnancy or parental status caregiver status disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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