Machine Learning Engineer

For Sony Advanced Visual Sensing

Location: Zurich, Switzerland

We offer an exciting position as part of a small R&D team which develops algorithm prototypes and solutions for future Sony sensors. You’ll be working with innovative, unreleased technology and get an opportunity to influence the future roadmap of Sony Semiconductor Solutions, the world leading image sensor company. Investigate and demonstrate the value of new sensor designs across a diverse range of applications and use cases such as mobile photography, video, automation, AR/XR/VR, and more.

Our team, being acquired in 2019 by Sony, strives to keep its startup spirit alive with a culture of curiosity and high engagement. In this position, you will develop algorithms to exploit the characteristics of new sensors in close collaboration with the colleagues that design those sensors.

• Are you passionate about the future of technology, imaging, and sensing?
• Do you enjoy designing and implementing software and algorithms where elegant and simple pieces of code click like clockwork to form a magical whole?
• Are you a curious mind, eager to learn and courageous to put ideas to the test even if they could fail?

If this is the case, then join us. At Sony AVS we value diversity and do our best to nurture a workplace with room for different opinions, personalities, and backgrounds.

To introduce yourself, please take some time to answer the questions under the following link, along with the usual CV-based job application submission:

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At Sony AVS, you will:

• Research, develop and implement new algorithms to prototype and validate commercial applications of Sony sensors
• Work together with the team to improve and future-proof our processes, software and tools

• Collaborate closely with our computer vision, AI and hardware experts for best system performance and help develop the sensors of the future
• Develop deep insights into how the world can be understood through photons
• Coordinate developments within a multi-cultural work environment that spans engineering sites from Japan, Europe, and North America across the Sony Group organization

You should have:

• MSc or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar field
• Proficiency in Python and optimally additional programming and scripting languages

• Applied experience with Computer Vision and/or Deep Learning algorithms from previous positions, internships or academic projects as well as a solid theoretical background

• Experience (preferably industry experience) with modern software development methodologies and principles, such as CI/CD, containers, SOLID, etc. as well as MLOps frameworks and tools
• Confident communication skills and fluency in English
• Ambition to continuously learn and improve

You can set yourself apart if you have:

• Experience with various sensing modalities such as conventional CMOS cameras and the corresponding processing stack, event-based cameras, LIDAR, ToF, IMU, structured light etc.
• Experience in technology transfer, bringing technology from R&D to market, be it through experience in a startup or a product-focused corporate R&D department in a relevant area

The position is within the Sony Advanced Visual Sensing (AVS) group which is an R&D center of Sony Semiconductor Solutions based in Zurich, Switzerland and a former spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) and the University of Zurich. We develop novel computer vision algorithms, vision sensors and sensing systems based on our world-leading sensing expertise, including event-based cameras, CMOS cameras and more. We’re a small and dynamic team where everybody can talk to everybody and give inputs on any topic at any time. The team continues to actively shape itself and everybody can have a big influence not only on technical topics but also on our culture and the way we work. We aim to give people the space to learn new things and develop themselves. We value and empower the individual to empower us!

Sony Semiconductor Solutions (sony-semicon.com)  is the world market leader in image sensors, and it is very likely that you knowingly or unknowingly already take your photos with a Sony image sensor. Sony is using its unique technological advantage in image sensors to conquer new fields and markets. If you join us, you will be at the forefront of these activities. We are proud to have been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies multiple years in a row.  

If this sounds like your next adventure, we’re looking forward to hearing from you!