Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Autodesk is a leading company focused on innovation in design and engineering. The AI Research Scientist will engage in fundamental and applied research to enhance customer experiences across various domains, leading projects and developing new AI techniques.

Responsibilities

Develop new ML models and AI techniques
Lead on research projects within a global team
Review relevant AI/ML literature to identify emerging methods, technologies, and best practices
Explore new data sources and discover techniques for best leveraging data

Skills

A Master's or PhD in a field related to AI/ML, such as: Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Linguistics, Mechanical Engineering, or related disciplines
Strong background applying Deep Learning techniques (including implementing custom architectures, optimizing model performance, developing novel loss functions, metrics, and benchmarks, and deploying production-ready solutions)
Familiarity in statistical methods for Machine Learning (e.g. Bayesian methods, HMMs, graphical models, dimension reduction, clustering, classification, regression techniques, etc.)
Familiarity with PyTorch, PyTorch Lightning, or similar frameworks
Strong coding abilities in Python
Strong Software development skills and familiarity with GPUs, MLOps, Git, High-performance large-scale ML systems and platforms
Experience with Transformers, LLMs, NLP, Multi-modal Deep Learning, and VLMs/MLLMs
Publication track record in machine learning conferences and/or journals
Significant post-graduate research experience, or five or more years of work experience (actual job title/position will be commensurate with experience)
Experience with foundation and open-source models, meta/transfer learning, fine-tuning, distillation, multi-task/continual learning, RL, RLxF, and/or image/audio/video/3D generation/understanding
Experience or familiarity with the 3D Graphics/Animation, Manufacturing, Engineering, Architecture, and/or Construction domain

Company Overview

Autodesk develops 3D design software for use in the architecture, engineering, construction, and media industries. It was founded in 1982, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.autodesk.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Autodesk has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 201 in 2025, 243 in 2024, 269 in 2023, 359 in 2022, 298 in 2021, 260 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

[Remote] AI Research Scientist/Engineer Multimodal VLM and MLLM

Job Type