Sr. Researcher – Spatial Audio & AI @ Dolby Laboratories

Join the chief in leisure innovation and assist us design the long run. At Dolby, science meets artwork, and excessive tech means greater than pc code. As a member of the Dolby staff, you’ll see and listen to the outcomes of your work in all places, from film theaters to smartphones. We proceed to revolutionize how folks create, ship, and luxuriate in leisure worldwide. To do this, we want the best possible expertise. We’re sufficiently big to offer you all of the assets you want, and sufficiently small so you may make an actual distinction and earn recognition on your work. We provide a collegial tradition, difficult initiatives, and wonderful compensation and advantages, to not point out a Flex Work strategy that’s really versatile to assist the place, when, and the way you do your finest work.

The Advanced Technology Group (ATG) is the analysis division of the corporate. ATG’s mission is to look forward, ship insights, and innovate technological options that may gasoline Dolby’s continued development. Our researchers have a broad vary of experience associated to pc science and electrical engineering, reminiscent of AI/ML, algorithms, digital sign processing, audio engineering, picture processing, pc imaginative and prescient, information science & analytics, distributed programs, cloud, edge & cellular computing, pc networking, and IoT.

We are looking for a proficient Senior Spatial Audio and Multimodal AI Researcher to hitch the Perceptual and Interactive Multimedia Computing staff within the Multimodal Experiences Lab.

We are a key analysis staff inside Dolby’s Advanced Technology Group, centered on creating leading edge multimodal applied sciences that drive subsequent era experiences. We’re on the lookout for expert researchers who’re excited to advance the cutting-edge in applied sciences of curiosity to Dolby in addition to the human society at giant, particularly, within the space of creating AI options for Spatial Media/XR audio content material creation workflow.

We welcome the chance to have you ever be a part of our rising Atlanta Advanced Technology Research staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop AI fashions for spatial audio content material creation and audio engineering workflow
• Develop multimodal basis fashions for XR, with audio focus.
• Develop and mix deep studying methodologies with perceptually related sign processing and metrics.
• Partner with ATG researchers, develop options for the related functions. 

What it is advisable succeed

Competencies:

• Technical depth: Necessary technical data to create new AI algorithms and multimodal fashions with an audio focus.  Solid data of Audio, ML and AI fundamentals.
• Explore new applied sciences: Openness to be taught new expertise, work with cutting-edge applied sciences, and innovate in new areas.
• Invent & Innovate: Develop know-how, algorithms and software program instruments with each a brief and long-term focus that additional strengthen Dolby as a world chief for sight and sound experiences related to digital content material consumption. Then affect and collaborate with enterprise group  companions placing the expertise into manufacturing.
• Work with a way of Urgency: Respond aggressively to altering traits and new applied sciences and creates new algorithms to capitalize on them. Take acceptable dangers to be forward of the competitors and the market.
• Collaborate: Collaborate with and affect friends in creating industry-leading applied sciences. Work with exterior trendsetters and expertise drivers in academia and in associate enterprises.

Desired Background:

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or comparable fields
• Proven capacity to pursue new areas of multimodal analysis for Audio, AI, and sign evaluation, and reveal outcomes by initiatives, prototypes, patent filings, and papers in peer reviewed journals and conferences
• High consolation stage in creating Algorithms in Python
• Solid data on audio sign evaluation, spatial evaluation, creation, and era
• Solid data on AI/ML, e.g. giant language mannequin and generative AI
• Familiarity with deep studying frameworks, e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, and so on..
• Excellent problem-solving and partnership expertise
• Excellent communication and presentation expertise

The Atlanta Area base wage vary for this full-time place is $130,700-$163,300, which might range if exterior this location, plus bonus, advantages, and a few roles may embody fairness. Our wage ranges are decided by position, stage, and site. Within the vary, particular person pay is set by work location and extra elements, together with job-related expertise, competencies, expertise, market calls for, inside parity, and related training or coaching. Your recruiter can share extra in regards to the particular wage vary and perks and advantages on your location through the hiring course of.

Dolby will take into account certified candidates with felony histories in a way in step with the necessities of San Francisco Police Code, Article 49, and Administrative Code, Article 12

Equal Employment Opportunity:
Dolby is proud to be an equal alternative employer. Our success will depend on the mixed expertise and abilities of all our staff. We are dedicated to creating employment choices with out regard to race, non secular creed, shade, age, intercourse, sexual orientation, gender id, nationwide origin, faith, marital standing, household standing, medical situation, incapacity, army service, being pregnant, childbirth and associated medical circumstances or some other classification protected by federal, state, and native legal guidelines and ordinances.