Senior Audio AI Engineer Job at Acuity in Costa Mesa

Company Overview

QSC is creating exceptional, people‑centric experiences with the perfect balance of technology and creativity. Q‑SYS, our innovative full‑stack audio, video and control platform, unifies data, devices and a cloud‑first architecture, empowering organizations to deliver transformative AV experiences across built spaces. Building on the QSC legacy, QSC Audio delivers audio technology that empowers live entertainers and sound reinforcement professionals with the confidence to create and deliver memorable experiences for their audiences. Atrius, Distech Controls and QSC are part of the Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS) business segment. Our mission is to make spaces smarter, safer and greener through our strategy of connecting the edge with the cloud using disruptive technologies that leverage data interoperability. Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market‑leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

Job Summary

You understand that Artificial Intelligence is the next frontier for audio. You also know that your knack for chasing that “perfect sound” combined with AI will absolutely revolutionize the industry. You just needed a place that understands, supports, and fuels your fire. Search no more: our Research and Development department is building the next wave of AI Technology for audio – working to tackle some of the industry’s most challenging hurdles. Roll up your sleeves; it is time to apply your theoretical and practical knowledge. The AI Engineer will work with an experienced team of software and firmware engineers to further develop our Q‑SYS platform. Q‑SYS is a fast growing, award‑winning, software and hardware platform built on cutting‑edge audio, video and control products. This position is hybrid, based in Boulder, CO or Costa Mesa, CA. The AI engineer will focus on computer vision, deep learning, and audio problems.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

• Develop world‑class AI driven solutions within the pro audio, video, control industry
• Source, evaluate, and tune AI models for video and audio
• Work with applications development team to develop appropriate interfaces
• Work with Software Quality Assurance to develop appropriate test strategies
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills And Minimum Experience Required

• B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years of work experience in a software development environment
• Experience sourcing, evaluating, and tuning AI models
• Experience with the features of modern python and its effective use in solving real‑world problems
• Experience with the best principles, practices, and patterns of AI infrastructure, development, and design
• Must be able to take ownership of large portions of the software from a technical perspective
• Must be self‑motivated, highly curious, and practically driven in order to achieve assigned objectives with minimal supervision
• Proficiency in several of the following areas:
  • Tensorflow
  • OpenVINO
  • PyTorch
  • Caffe
  • Python
  • Real time processing

Compensation

The range for this position is $120,800 to $217,400. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location.

Benefits

Acuity offers generous benefits including health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and commissions/incentive compensation depending on role. For a list of our benefits, click here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities

As an equal opportunity employer, Acuity Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need accommodation, you may contact us at (770) 922‑9000, select option 4. Please clearly indicate what type of accommodation you are requesting and for what requisition.