CareerPlan

AI & Image Processing Scientist

Cambridge (UK)Full-time2026-10-23 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorship

Core

Research, develop, and validate AI, machine learning, and image processing algorithms for thermal imaging cores and augmented reality systems.

Role type

Senior IC AI & Image Processing Scientist

Builds

Thermal imaging cores, augmented reality systems, and wider imaging product range

Domain

Defense, security, and industrial thermal imaging

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, PyTorch or TensorFlow, conventional image processing algorithms, imaging fundamentals, statistics, linear algebra, numerical methods, optimisation, dataset preparation, experiment design, real-time system constraints

Preferred skills

MSc or PhD in ML/CV, thermal/infrared imaging, embedded deployment, C/C++, GPU/FPGA/DSP, multi-sensor fusion

Technologies

Python, MATLAB, PyTorch, TensorFlow, FPGA, DSP

Responsibilities

Develop and train deep learning models for image enhancement, object detection, and scene understanding; Develop conventional algorithms for noise reduction, contrast enhancement, and calibration; Plan data collection and annotation; Design reproducible experiments and define performance metrics; Prototype and optimize models for embedded deployment; Support production image quality investigations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC