Vision Scientist, Pico

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Job Description

Responsibilities


Founded in 2012, ByteDance is a technology company operating a range of content platforms that inform, educate, entertain and inspire people across languages, cultures and geographies.


With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Douyin, Toutiao, Helo and Resso, ByteDance now has a portfolio of applications available in over 150 markets and 75 languages.


As a world-renowned VR/AR brand with independent innovation and R&D capabilities, Pico has been at the forefront of the consumer electronic market. We have teams in Europe, Japan and South Korea. Now we are looking for experts in image pipeline to join us to build our AR/VR imaging team.


Responsibilities


  • Develop early vision models and visual quality metrics for various engineering components, to guide the hardware, software, and system design decisions, in areas such as advanced computational display systems
  • Design and conduct perception experiments to validate models, metrics, and assess various aspects of visual quality
  • Identify potential visual artifacts of current and new system designs
  • Provide leadership and guide feature and component specification definition for future products
  • Develop novel features and technologies based on human vision science principles


Qualifications


  • Bachelor or above degree in EE, CS or relevant fields with at least 5 years experience in Vision Science, Perceptual Psychology, Optometry, Human Factors, Imaging Science, Color Science, Optics, Computer Science, or a related field
  • Deep understanding of human vision system and image quality concepts.
  • Experience with psychophysics, user studies, and perception experiment design, conducting, and data analysis.
  • Proficiency in one of the scripting, modeling, data analysis, or prototyping languages such as MATLAB/Python.
  • Experience of working with cross-functional teams, and the ability to communicate complex concepts to cross-functional collaborators with a variety of technical backgrounds.


Preferred Qualifications


  • Engineering background in image processing, signal processing, or color technology, and deep understanding of their relations to vision science is a plus.
  • Strong data analysis and mathematical modeling experience is a plus.
  • Experience with eye-tracking technology or its applications is a plus.
  • Expertise in one or more areas of visual comfort, visual optics, binocular vision is a plus.
  • Familiarity with optometrics is a plus
  • Experience in the consumer electronics industry is a plus


ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We believe individuals shouldn't be disadvantaged because of their background or identity, but instead should be considered based on their strengths and experience. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.


ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please reach out to us at USRC@bytedance.com