Senior CV/ML Scientist

Aicadium

Senior CV/ML Scientist developing state-of-the-art models in computer vision and machine learning. Join Aicadium to push industrial AI boundaries in hybrid setup based in San Diego.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeSan Diego • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonPyTorch

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Research, prototype, and develop state-of-the-art computer vision and deep learning models spanning detection, segmentation, tracking, and vision-language tasks.
Translate recent research into working implementations — reproducing baselines, running ablations, and quantifying practical tradeoffs.
Own the full data lifecycle for visual tasks: dataset curation, annotation strategy, augmentation, synthetic data generation, and quality analysis.
Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to move models from prototype to production, including optimization for edge or latency-constrained environments.
Communicate methods, results, and tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Machine Learning, or a related field — or a Bachelor’s with equivalent research or industry experience.
Strong foundation in modern computer vision and deep learning: image classification, object detection, segmentation, and tracking across CNNs, Vision Transformers, vision-language models, and foundation models.
Solid grasp of deep learning fundamentals: supervised and self-supervised learning, representation learning, optimization, loss design, and rigorous model training and evaluation.
Demonstrated ability to read, implement, and build on recent research papers — turning literature into working prototypes.
Hands-on experience with real-world visual data: dataset curation, annotation, augmentation, synthetic data, data-quality analysis, and low-data or noisy-data settings.
Strong applied mathematics (linear algebra, probability, statistics, optimization) and proficiency in Python with PyTorch or equivalent deep learning framework.
Strong collaboration and communication skills — able to work across research, engineering, and product, and present technical work clearly to mixed audiences.
Nice to Have: Proven ability to reproduce, evaluate, and extend recent research, including careful baseline comparisons, ablation studies, and tradeoff analysis.
Experience in robotic vision, vision-language-action systems, world models, imitation learning, reinforcement learning, or generative models for image, video, or simulation.
Familiarity with 3D geometry, camera models, coordinate frames, and calibration.
Publications at top-tier venues, open-source contributions, research internships, or substantial project experience in computer vision, robotics, or embodied AI.
Hands-on experience deploying or optimizing models for production or edge environments — model compression, quantization, ONNX, TensorRT, or latency optimization.

Benefits

Comp & perks

PTO
Heath insurance
Vision and Dental Insurance
Life and AD&D
401k with matching
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Hard Skills & Tools

Image ClassificationObject DetectionSegmentationTrackingSupervised LearningSelf-Supervised LearningRepresentation LearningModel TrainingAblation StudiesQuantitative Analysis

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunication

Certifications

Master’s or PhD in Computer ScienceElectrical EngineeringRoboticsMachine Learning