Senior Lead Engineer / Lead Engineer, Computer Vision

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 four Technology Divisions: Communications Technologies, Trust and AI Technologies, Integrated Circuits and Systems, and IoT Sensing and AI Technologies.

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.

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):

Job Responsibilities

• Propose, review, and execute projects advancing the practical state-of-the-art in computer vision for industrial applications
• Software integration of vision systems including UI design
• Develop computer vision related tools and libraries Occasional business trips to other cities for onsite support
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned

Requirements

• Ph.D. holder/Master’s Degree/Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics or relevant disciplines with minimum 3 years of related experience.
• Fresh graduates or candidates with less qualification or experience will also be considered as Senior Engineer/Engineer/Engineer Associate.
• Familiarity with source code management workflows.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python.
• Hands-on experience in computer vision algorithm such as:
• image-processing algorithms, including image feature extraction, registration, stereo vision, etc.
• Experience with parallel computing such as multi-threading and GPU programming.
• Familiarity with Linux software development is plus
• Eager to learn new skills and share within team.
• Strong teamwork and good analytical thinking skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Live the 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, insurance coverage and contribution to MPF. The incumbent will normally work a five-day week.

For interested parties, please submit your application with detailed CV within two weeks of the post date. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. The review of applications will continue until post is filled.

The resume should not include any sensitive personal information such as ID card no. or passport number, photo, etc.

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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