Senior Machine Learning / Computer Vision Applied Scientist

Apera AI Inc

Vancouver3d ago

Seniority: Senior

About the role

<div class="content-intro">We are an innovative, Vancouver-based startup at the forefront of robotics, AI, and machine vision technologies. Backed by VC funding and we’ve been recognized with the 2025 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Leadership Award, the AAM Supplier Excellence Innovation Award, and the 2024 BC Tech “Company of the Year – Growth”, we are on a mission to redefine the future of AI-driven robotic vision systems.  Apera AI helps manufacturers make their factories more flexible and productive. Robots enhanced with Apera’s software have 4D Vision – the ability to see and handle objects with human-like capability. Challenging applications such as bin picking, sorting, packaging, and assembly are now open to fast, precise, and reliable automation. Apera is led by an experienced team from high-growth companies focused on robotics, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing.</div>  Job Description: Robots can do amazing things - if they can see. That’s where you come in. We’re Apera AI. Our breakthrough 4D Vision™ systems turn blind robots into intelligent, adaptable workers. But that transformation doesn’t happen without great teams. We are looking for a Senior Machine Learning and Computer Vision Applied Scientist with outstanding problem-solving skills to join our AI team. This is an in-person role based in our Vancouver office, where you will collaborate closely with a small group of ambitious engineers and applied scientists delivering the future of robotic perception. Your work will be both grounded in state-of-the-art research and applied to guiding industrial robots on factory floors around the world. You will own projects end-to-end from literature review through prototyping, benchmarking, and scaling. This includes: <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="18" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Extending Apera’s industry best object detection, stereo depth estimation, and 6d pose estimation modules</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="18" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Integrating foundation models into our perception stack to improve generalization and few-shot/zero-shot capabilities</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="18" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Collaborating with the C++ application team to get models deployed and user experiences optimized</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="18" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Collaborating with the infrastructure team to train and manage data on AWS</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="18" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1">Tracking the latest publications in top computer vision and robotics venues</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="18" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1">Prototyping and then implementing production training and deployment, mainly in PyTorch</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="18" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1">Optimizing models for real-time deployment at the edge (~1 Hz, powerful NVIDIA GPU) to support high accuracy, high robustness robot guidance</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="18" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1">Engineering for industrial reliability of 99.9%</li> </ul> About you: You are motivated, talented, hardworking and have an entrepreneurial spirit. You enjoy making large impact at your company. You enjoy solving challenging problems rooted in real-world physics using science, imagination, creativity, and persistence.  What We’re Looking For: <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="27" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">STEM bachelor's degree</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="27" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">5+ years of experience in using deep learning for CV</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="27" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">4+ years of experience in software development</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="27" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Bonus:</li> </ul> <ul> <li> <ul> <li data-leveltext="o" data-font="Courier New" data-listid="27" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2">Master’s or PHD degree with focus on computer vision and machine learning</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <ul> <li data-leveltext="o" data-font="Courier New" data-listid="27" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="2">Experience in 3D geometry and related topics in graphics and deep learning</li> </ul> </li> </ul> Why Apera? <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="30" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">We offer a competitive compensation package, including a base salary range of CAD $140,000–$180,000 plus stock options, designed to recognize your expertise and align your success with the company’s growth.</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="30" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">You’re building systems that support teams working on real, deployed AI and robotics solutions, not hypothetical future tech.</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="30" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">A chance to do meaningful, foundational work in a company that values execution and clarity.</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="30" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">A culture of curiosity: we experiment, learn fast, and share openly.</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="30" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1">Well-funded with a recent Series A to fuel ambitious product roadmaps and growth.</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="30" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1">Trusted by big-name automotive in TIER 1 suppliers.</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="30" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1">High-impact work with autonomy and clear paths to grow.</li> </ul> Join us to make robotics more accessible, predictable, and powerful.

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