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Machine Learning Engineer (m/w/d) - Foundation Models

Frauenland, Würzburg💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-23 → 2026-09-23

Core

Develop and train domain-specific vision foundation models for waste sorting applications using state-of-the-art architectures and proprietary image datasets.

Role type

Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Computer Vision & Foundation Models)

Builds

Pretrained vision models, evaluation infrastructure, and optimized inference pipelines for edge hardware.

Domain

Computer Vision, Foundation Models, Waste Management/Recycling

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

PyTorch (distributed training, mixed precision), Computer Vision (Transformers, Self-Supervised Learning), Model Evaluation (Linear Probing, Few-Shot Detection), Model Distillation, Edge Deployment (ONNX, TensorRT), Cloud GPU Infrastructure, Data Pipeline Optimization

Preferred skills

Research experience (papers, open-source), PhD, Anomaly Detection frameworks, Experiment Tracking tools

Technologies

PyTorch 2.x, FSDP, DDP, Hydra, W&B, DVC, timm, ONNX, TensorRT, OpenVINO, AWS/Azure/GCP

Responsibilities

Design and train domain-specific vision models, build and maintain evaluation suites, optimize models for edge hardware deployment, analyze training runs to resolve issues like feature collapse, collaborate on model deployment to cloud backend, translate research papers into production solutions.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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