Smart Mobility - AI - Senior Engineer (PI) / Engineer (PI) / Engineering Associate (PI)

The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) was founded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2000 with the mission of enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness through applied research. ASTRI’s core R&D competence in various areas is grouped under five Technology Divisions: Communications Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Trust Technologies, Advanced Electronic Components and Systems, IoT Sensing and AI Technologies, and Innovative Mind.

It is applied across six core areas which are Smart City, Financial Technologies, New Industrialisation and Intelligent Manufacturing, Digital Health, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, and Metaverse.

Over the years, ASTRI has nurtured a pool of research, I&T talents and received numerous international awards for its pioneering innovations as well as outstanding business and community contributions.

To date, ASTRI has transferred almost 1400 technologies to the industries and been granted more than 1000 patents in the Mainland, the US, and other countries.

Job Responsibilities

To support our constant endeavour to position Hong Kong as a world-class smart city and an international hub of innovation and technology, we are seeking qualified professionals to fill the following position(s):
• Conduct R&D in Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) related areas, define requirements, specifications, and innovative design to contribute to ASTRI’s V2X software system.
• Perform R&D on next generation V2X systems with in-vehicle interaction system, virtualised, cloud-based vehicle device and data management platform.
• Perform R&D on latest Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) software system, with objective to deploy commercial trials and rollouts in the market in partnership with industry leaders in this area.
• Research and build up know-how and hands-on experience in one of the following areas:
• V2X intelligent perception (including multi-modal sensor fusion, object tracking, event detection, etc.)
• Data-driven V2X / traffic simulation
• Behavior modelling and cognitive AI in V2X systems
• Design and implementation of new patents in V2X related area

Job Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Engineering, or relevant discipline
• Sound knowledge and understanding in principles of machine-leaning, including neural networks, optimization methods, and statistical methods
• Knowledge and solid experience in at least one of the following programming languages: C++/C/Java/Python
• Knowledge and solid experience in PCL, Open3D, OpenCV, ROS/ROS2 is preferred
• Knowledge and solid experience in 3D object detection with LiDAR, camera, Radar signals, and / or sensor fusion algorithm development would be a plus
• Familiarity with TensorFlow, PyTorch, CUDA, TensorRT, Baidu Apollo, Autoware, visual SLAM, multi-sensor calibration would be a plus
• Experience / knowledge in vehicle structure, control and decision system of autonomous driving would be a plus
• Familiarity with SUMO, CARLA, NS-3 would be a plus
• Good command of both written/spoken English and Chinese
• Live ASTRI values

The appointment will be on renewable contract terms with a competitive salary and performance-linked variable pay. Fringe benefits include paid leave, medical and dental benefits, insurance coverage and contribution to MPF. The incumbent will normally work a five-day week.

Position offer is subject to the applicant’s experience and academic qualification. The application will be open until the position is filled. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. ASTRI reserves the right not to fill the position.

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