Job Description

About Us

Adeia (NASDAQ: ADEA) is a publicly traded Intellectual Property Licensing company headquartered in San Jose, CA, with approximately 150 employees, primarily in North America. Adeia invents, develops, and licenses fundamental innovations that shape the way millions of people explore and experience entertainment in an increasingly connected world. From TVs to smartphones, and across all types of entertainment experiences, Adeia’s technologies allow users to manage content and connections in a way that is smart, immersive, and personal.

Position Overview:

Adeia is seeking a highly qualified R&D professional for its Chief Technology Office as Advanced R&D Director. The ideal candidate will be an accomplished technical expert who is known/respected in the industry for his/her accomplishments. This is a visible role, and the selected candidate will be hardworking, high energy, act with a sense of urgency, and have a can-do attitude. The Advanced R&D Director will be interfacing with high-pedigree technical/business stakeholders not only within Adeia but also outside of the company. Professionalism, fit to the team culture, and a positive attitude are critical considerations for the ideal hire.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute/Participate in periodic Business Technology Strategy and Roadmap Planning
• Innovation Scouting & Forecasting
• Personally contribute significantly to Internal Innovation aligned with the Technology Strategy & Roadmap
• Define and Structure Advanced R&D Projects
• Manage/Guide/Execute Innovation projects, measure progress, and pivot if/when necessary
• Capture, Document, and Articulate Inventions to internal stakeholders
• Build/Evaluate Prototypes of Inventions created via Advanced R&D Projects and demonstrate them to customers/licensees
• Assist in M&A Technical Due Diligence tasks as a technical expert
• Keep the pulse of the Technology Industry and significant players within the Ecosystem in terms of their R&D, Development, Technical Strategy, Venture Investments
• Evangelize Vision/Innovations/Demos that came out of the R&D Projects on behalf of the company in front of external technical audiences
• Establish External Innovation partnerships with Research labs, External companies/startups, Universities, and overall technology ecosystem

Qualifications :

• MSc in CS/EE from a reputable University
• PhD is strongly preferred
• Minimum 8-12 years of Industry experience within a R&D Organization
• Holder of many granted patents
• Track record of several Papers, Publications, Presentations
• Past technology standards and/or consortium participation are preferred
• Past experience managing Advanced R&D Projects and/or highly technical talent
• Strong expertise in at least two or more of the following fields: Core Video Streaming Protocols, 360/4K/8K, Video Coding/Compression, Immersive Media Production, Image Processing, Natural Language Processing, Content Delivery Networking, Augmented/Virtual or Mixed Reality, 4G/5G Cellular, Imaging/Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Volumetric Video, Light Field Technology, OTT Advertising, Edge Computing, [Cloud] Gaming [Engines], Display/Optics, Gesture Recognition, 3D Human-Computer Interfaces, 3D Virtual Collaboration, 3D Gaming Engines, Computer Graphics, Video Quality Assessment, Neural Networking, Neuromorphic Computing, Media Personalization
• Deep familiarity with video streaming protocols, encoding, and decoding toolsets both from client and server-side perspectives.
• Experience with Software Development on iOS & Android platforms involving video workflow pipelines
• Deep familiarity with the Unity game engine, including development for mobile and web
• Experience developing for AR/VR hardware and relevant APIs (e.g., SteamVR, MRTK, OpenXR)
• Strong communication skills, especially in writing
• Up to 10% travel is required

The base compensation range for this position is $230,000-253,000.

Location:

Bay Area candidates have the flexibility to go into the office on Tuesdays and other days, as necessary. Travel is estimated to be ~10%.

Life @ Adeia:

At Adeia, we are dedicated to creating a workplace where all employees have a voice and sense of belonging, feel safe and valued, and are acknowledged for how their unique differences contribute to organizational culture and business outcomes.

Our employees and their families are important to us, and our comprehensive pay, stock, and benefits programs reflect that. Adeia supports personal well-being, builds financial security, and enables employees to share in our collective success.

Rewards include:

• Competitive compensation (salary, equity, and bonuses) and comprehensive benefits are designed to foster work-life balance, care for your health, protect your finances, and help you save and invest for the future.

• Generous paid time away from work, including flexible time off, holidays and sick time, health and wellness initiatives, and a charitable match program to help you give back to your community.

• Great benefits, which vary by location and can be site-specific: employee discounts, transportation reimbursements, and fitness facilities.

• A flexible, hybrid work environment combining the best of in-office collaboration and community-building along with the benefits of working from home.