Principal Researcher (AI Research and Applications Pillar)
Location: Santa Clara, CA (on-site)
Duration: Full-time/Direct Hire

Kelly Technology is currently recruiting for a Principal Researcher to work on-site in Santa Clara on a R&D team focused on automotive technology. From developing behavior-aware autonomous driving systems, to personalizing BEV energy management, to designing new experiences for future vehicle concepts, this team is pushing boundaries in the pursuit of improving mobility for everyone.

As an AI researcher, you will spearhead research and development of automated planning and reasoning systems. Through a combination of leadership, mentoring, and individual contribution, you will apply your work to real vehicle prototypes, thereby enabling new frontiers of scalability, robustness, adaptation, and user experience. From exploring cutting-edge research concepts to proving product viability, you have the potential for real impact to the company and to society.

Our R&D organization will look to you to apply your technical expertise and research experience in one or more of the following disciplines:

• Sequential Decision Making / Reinforcement Learning
• Bayesian Machine Learning
• Probabilistic Graphical Models
• Multi-agent interaction
• Formal Verification

How you will be contributing

• Work closely with other experts in AI, computer science, robotics, and social science to realize advanced technology concepts.
• Develop and implement principled models and methods for planning, learning, and reasoning.
• Prototype your ideas through software development, leveraging off-the-shelf libraries and tools to your advantage, architecting re-usable and re-configurable modules with sensible designs, clear interfaces, well-prescribed assumptions, and well-documented code.
• Perform rigorous evaluation, empirical and otherwise, of your designs and implementations
• Communicate your work effectively through presentations and reports to stakeholders.
• Author patents and reports, with opportunity to publish your research in academic conferences such as AAAI, IAAI, IJCAI, HRI, ICAPS, AAMAS, ICRA, IROS, IV, and ITSC.
• Expand your knowledge about research advances and tools by reading papers, maintaining connections with academic and industry research networks, attending conferences, participating in professional organizations, and exploiting educational opportunities.
• Given concrete application contexts and stakeholder objectives, frame research problems and propose methods for addressing them that demonstrate you working knowledge of the state of the art and its limitations.
• Bring your creativity and unique perspective to bear in the creation and execution of game-changing research projects.
• Lead project teams to deliver prototypes and research findings to R&D stakeholders, if that is your ambition.

Requirements for you to succeed in this role

• Masters or above in Computer Science, Robotics, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Mathematics, Statistics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, with an emphasis on the practical challenges of deploying AI.
• 10+ years of relevant project experience in a professional context.
• Demonstration of your expertise and depth of knowledge in one more of the technical areas listed above. This could be through documentation such as papers or reports, or of defense during your interview.
• Solid foundation in software development, with competence using C++, Python, and/or Julia.
• Passion for doing research and development at the edge of human knowledge.

Ways to stand out from the crowd

• PhD degree in related discipline.
• In-depth knowledge in two or more of the technical areas listed above.
• Track record of publications in international conferences, workshops, and journals.
• Authorship of relevant open-source software following best software engineering practices.
• Experience with agile and ambition to run scrums and lead agile teams.
• Experience working with ROS, ideally both in simulation and with physical systems.
• Experience working in industry and integrating solutions within the context of a larger system architecture.

You should know: Your safety matters! Vaccination against COVID-19 may be a requirement for this job in compliance with current client and governmental policies. A Kelly recruiter will confirm and share more details with you during the interview process.

Why Kelly ® Technology?

Looking to put your tech expertise to work on today’s most intriguing, innovative, and high-visibility projects? By partnering with Kelly Technology, you’ll gain direct connections to top companies around the globe. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. In a world where change is the only constant, our extensive network of industry relationships and IT market expertise help you take your skills exactly where you want to go. We’re here to help you gain experience, make an impact, and grow your tech career.

About Kelly ®

At Kelly, we’re always thinking about what’s next and advising job seekers on new ways of working to reach their full potential. In fact, we’re a leading advocate for temporary/nontraditional workstyles, because we believe they allow flexibility and tremendous growth opportunities that enable a better way to work and live (plus, did we mention we provide a ton of benefits?). Connecting great people with great companies is what we do best, and our employment opportunities span a wide variety of workstyles, skill levels, and industries around the world.

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