Mecka, New York
While our existing perception division handles classical state estimation and VIO, this role is dedicated to the next generation of spatial and temporal intelligence. We are hiring a Research Scientist to architect and train proprietary foundation models from scratch.
Your core mandate is twofold: building our in-house equivalents to cutting-edge 3D reconstruction architectures, and developing highly robust optical flow models tailored for the chaotic domain of egocentric vision. Beyond these core pillars, you will serve as a lead problem-solver for emergent perception challenges as our hardware and downstream robotics needs evolve.
To achieve this, we can provide a massive, continuous stream of high-quality, proprietary ground-truth data captured by our infrastructure. You will use this data advantage to train networks that surpass current public baselines, owning the complete spatial-temporal perception loop for our data engine.
WHY THIS ROLE?
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We strive to create an inclusive work environment for all; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities. Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, we will partner with you to meet your needs.
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Mecka AI is building the data infrastructure layer for robotics and embodied AI. We design and operate global systems for data capture, data labeling, and hardware-enabled workflows used by leading AI labs and robotics companies to train and validate humanoid and embodied AI systems. We work closely with frontier robotics teams to bridge real-world data, simulation, learning-based systems, and deployed hardware.
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