Research Scientist Intern, Audio, Machine Learning and Computer Vision (PhD)

Meta - Redmond, WA

Full-time - Intern

Redmond, WA

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About the position

The Meta Reality Labs Research Team is seeking experienced interns to contribute to groundbreaking research in audio signal processing, machine learning, and audio-visual learning for AR/VR applications. The role involves developing technologies that create virtual sounds indistinguishable from reality and redefining human hearing, ultimately enhancing communication and connection in virtual environments. Internships last between 12 to 24 weeks with various start dates throughout the year.

Responsibilities

• Research, model, design, develop and test novel audio and speech processing algorithms using machine learning, signal processing, and computer vision
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers across diverse disciplines
• Design and implementation of novel algorithms to solve audio research problems
• Experimental design, implementation, and execution to evaluate new audio technologies
• Collaboration with other researchers across audio and acoustic engineering disciplines
• Communication of research agenda, progress, and results

Requirements

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a PhD degree in the field of Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Signal Processing, Machine learning, Computer vision, Electrical Engineering, Applied Math, Acoustics Engineering or a related STEM field
• 3+ years experience with Python, Matlab, or similar
• 3+ years experience with machine learning software platforms such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.
• 2+ years experience building novel computational models in audio or audio-visual or speech application domains using machine learning or signal processing
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Nice-to-haves

• Demonstrated software engineer experience via an internship, work experience, coding competitions, or widely used contributions in open source repositories (e.g. Github)
• Strong background in statistical modeling techniques and / or signal processing
• Proven track record of achieving results as demonstrated in accepted papers at top computer vision and machine learning related conferences such as CVPR, ECCV, NIPS, ICASSP, InterSpeech etc.
• Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment
• Intent to return to a degree-program after the completion of the internship/co-op

Benefits

• $7,500/month to $11,333/month
• Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer
• Reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities