CONTRACT: Permanent (French CDI directly with our client)

LOCATION : Full remote

THE COMPANY

COMPANY : Tech start-up that is pushing the boundaries of autonomous trucking technology with cutting edge AI-powered perception systems

TEAM : 14 passionate experts with multidisciplinary scientific skills

PROJECT : Applied R&D – self-driving – AI perception – 3D Computer Vision
- Deep Learning - Transformer based models - multi-sensor fusion - Creation of prototypes and tests in real environment

YOUR  ROLE TO PLAY

You will be part of a passionate R&D team, who are shaping the future of autonomous driving. You will be responsible for conducting research, developing advanced AI perception models, and contributing to the full lifecycle of model training and deployment.

This role is focused on research and development, with an emphasis on innovating, identifying trends, experimenting with ideas based on the latest research and applying them to the real-life, industrial use case of autonomous trucking.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Design and implement perception pipelines using data from cameras, LiDAR, and RADAR
• Develop, train, and deploy multi-modal perception models for autonomous trucks
• Explore state-of-the-art techniques, prototype new models, and incorporate insights from recent research
• Contribute to data processing and model evaluation for continuous performance improvement
• Optimize models for deployment in production environments
• Collaborate with other teams, such as robotics, simulation, and ML infrastructure, to integrate AI models into the autonomous truck stack

YOUR PROFILE

YOUR DIPLOMA (s)    

• PhD in artificial intelligence, computer vision

YOUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2+ years of relevant experience in computer vision, AI, robotics, or autonomous vehicles
• 1st CDI after the PhD (Status "jeune docteur")

YOUR SKILLS

• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong expertise in 3D computer vision, multi-sensor fusion (e.g., camera and LiDAR), and geometry
• Proficiency with deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch) and OpenCV
• Experience in model deployment and optimization (TensorRT, CUDA a plus)
• Familiarity with Transformer-based models

YOUR PERSONALITY

You are a solution orientated, hands-on individual with a passion for innovation. You enjoy developing complex systems and you would like to apply your research skills to an innovative project that can revolutionize an industry.

You have excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with cross-functional teams.

You are a self-starter with the ability to thrive collaborating within a human-sized team in a fast-paced startup environment. You are always willing to push your boundaries and go beyond what has already been done before. You have an appetite for learning and staying ahead of the curve.

F.Initiatives, who are we ?

F.initiatives is a consulting firm with an expertise in R&D tax. We offer our clients full support on innovation (CIR, Innovation Management, grants, etc.). The department Innov.Match acts as a recruiting service to support our clients in the acquisition of R&D talents, by headhunting them. We are not an engineering service company. We are just supporting candidates and clients in their recruitment processes. All the candidates are recruited by a final client, on a permanent contract.

Interested? Send your application to innovmatch@f-initiatives.com