Lab Summary: VSL (Visual Solution Lab) plays a pivotal role in developing the next generation of discovery in video algorithms, display picture quality enhancement technologies and solutions for future products that can enrich your life.

Our mission is to research and develop new picture quality technologies by collaborating with the best and brightest engineering team and creating a collaborative environment between industry and academia and then finally building of the world-best display products such as DTV, monitor and projector.

VSL is driven to build a culture of innovation that rapidly translates new video processing algorithms and new ideas into the unexpected and to build production-ready solutions.

VSL at Samsung Research America is an advanced core R&D research team for consumer display systems and dedicated to build the market #1 consumer display branding power with sophisticated conventional and AI (artificial intelligence) video algorithms.

Position Summary: Lead research/development/optimization/Integration for highly advanced video algorithms and solutions which are architected by HQ or internal team.

Position Responsibilities:

Manage developing/researching team for the highly advanced video/computer vision algorithms to enhance Samsung’s core technology
Technical lead of algorithm research & development projects
Quickly prototyping new video algorithm ideas/technologies to create proof of concept and demos (e.g. develop new framework for internal/external demonstrations)
Evaluate and recommend the best SOTA solution designs, architecture, papers and open sources which are used for PoC of papers
Analyze from any available sources to find corner case scenarios, fault reasons or bugs with insight clue and then make enhancements into the code deliverables
Effectively communicate and support other global & international engineering teams including SAMSUNG HQ
Responsible to deliver to SAMSUNG HQ commercial level of algorithms & solution qualities
Evaluate and recommend the best designs and architecture for hardware SoC and responsible to deliver to SAMSUNG HQ a commercial level of algorithm & solution qualities control software design
Technical follow up until end of production launch processing from SAMSUNG HQ

Required Skills:

MS and/or PhD in ECE, CE, EE (Signal Processing) or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience in signal processing, video processing, computer vision and S/W engineering
12+ years of experience in technology fields, leadership, and engineering team management:
- With a substantial portion in video algorithm development R&D team leading, technology & project planning from scratch ideas, and productions
5+ years of experience in either system level software development or translate experience to RTL and then fully understanding of C/C++ algorithms as per “top” to own the system integration R&R:
- Solid C and C++ abilities (note: strong C/C++ skill is a MUST) familiarity with video post processing & algorithms
5+ years of experience in system architect or SoC architect:
- Fully understanding of the workflow for video algorithm development process & deliverables, SoC design & implementation process, marketing & business decision process from the initial requirements after digestion of use-cases
Multiple achievements in the following areas: proven track records of successful efforts in experience (International Journal, Conference Papers or Patents):
- Super Resolution, Semantic segmentation, Image Quality Assessment, Feature Extraction, Computer vision/Deep Learning/AI Applications, Quantization in Neural Network or HDR
5+ years of hand-on experience in algorithm research & development and then fully understanding of AI network layers and mechanisms including the training, optimization & runtime deployment infra structures:
- Python or Mat lab for conventional & AI algorithms
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent technical leadership & management, communication and organizational skills
- Strong problem-solving skills, proactive, and willing to take ownership
- Development experiences of video signal processing solutions or tools from bare-metal AI model design, low level boosting algorithms or traditional algorithms from scratch
- Well known about codec & network protocol architecture & mechanism
- Development experience of using GPU Shader and performance optimization from quality & performance perspective
- Quick concept proof with hand-on prototyping as a contributor with small pilot team members

Our total rewards programs are designed to motivate and engage exceptional talent. The base pay range for roles at this level is listed below, but may be higher or lower in other states due to geographic differentials in the labor market. Within the base pay range, individual rates depend on a number of factors—including the role’s function and location as well as the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, education and training. This is part of our comprehensive compensation package with annual bonus eligibility and generous benefits to help you live life well.

Base Pay Range

$300,000—$400,000 USD

Additional Information

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Essential Job Functions

This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, and frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

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Compensation Overview

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