Research Scientist - Robot Perception: GE Vernova Advanced Research

Essential Responsibilities

• Work with teams of researchers on new and continuing projects
• Develop robotic perception modules for application industrial manipulators
• Creatively combine state-of-the-art (SOTA) open-source models and in-house data to advance the robot capabilities
• Write high-quality (documented, tested, maintainable) Python / C / C++ code in a large shared codebase
• Implement and analyze prototypes and solutions for real-world problems
• Create intellectual property by writing invention disclosures and filing patents
• Publish research work to scientific journals and conferences
• Writing and/or supporting grant proposals

Qualifications/Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related fields with a focus on robotics, computer vision, or similar OR MS + 2 years' work experience in similar areas
• Strong Computer Vision / Computer Graphics research background
• Track record of published peer-reviewed research in topics such as:
  • Learned 3D reconstruction, depth prediction, feature matching, semantic segmentation, object 6-DoF pose and shape estimation
  • Vision-language models
  • Multimodal perception with vision/proprioception/touch sensing
  • Learned visual representations and foundation models for robot manipulation
• Proficiency in Python programming and popular ML frameworks
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals at the Master's level for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• Must be willing to work out of an office located in Niskayuna, NY
• Must be 18 years or older

Desired Characteristics

• PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, Computer Graphics or a related field
• Hands-on robotics (manipulators, quadrupeds etc.) experience
• Practical knowledge of 3D geometry, projective geometry, camera models