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Principal research scientist requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in principal research scientist job postings.
Sample principal research scientist requirements
  • Advanced degree in research science.
  • Extensive experience in research.
  • Expertise in data analysis.
  • Knowledge of research methodologies.
  • Ability to manage research teams.
Sample required principal research scientist soft skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills.
  • Creative problem-solving and critical thinking.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
  • High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

Principal Research Scientist job description example 1

Vencore principal research scientist job description

  • Requires 8 to 10 years with BS/BA or 6 to 8 years with MS/MA or 3 to 5 years with PhD.
  • Strong digital signal processing skills and RF domain knowledge

  • Familiarity with common software defined radio platforms (e.g. Ettus USRPs) and software (e.g. GNU Radio) is beneficial.

  • Expertise with modern machine learning development frameworks (e.g. Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch) is expected.

  • Must work well collaboratively and individually.

  • Strong written and spoken communications/presentation skills
  • US Citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance w/ Poly

Peraton Labs generates transformative applied research to fuel solutions for our customers unique challenges. We are a self-sustaining research center within Peraton that provides applied research and engineering to enable government agencies, utilities and commercial enterprises to fully exploit the future of communications, analytics and cyber security.

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Peraton Overview

Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can't be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.

For Colorado Residents Colorado Salary Minimum: $82,617.60
Colorado Salary Maximum:$176,612.80

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position, and is just one component of Peraton's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Peraton provides a variety of benefits to employees.
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Principal Research Scientist job description example 2

Peraton principal research scientist job description

  • Requires 8 to 10 years with BS/BA or 6 to 8 years with MS/MA or 3 to 5 years with PhD.
  • Strong digital signal processing skills and RF domain knowledge

  • Familiarity with common software defined radio platforms (e.g. Ettus USRPs) and software (e.g. GNU Radio) is beneficial.

  • Expertise with modern machine learning development frameworks (e.g. Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch) is expected.

  • Must work well collaboratively and individually.

  • Strong written and spoken communications/presentation skills
  • US Citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance w/ Poly

Peraton Labs generates transformative applied research to fuel solutions for our customers unique challenges. We are a self-sustaining research center within Peraton that provides applied research and engineering to enable government agencies, utilities and commercial enterprises to fully exploit the future of communications, analytics and cyber security.

#LI-MS5

Peraton Overview

Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can't be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.

For Colorado Residents Colorado Salary Minimum: $82,617.60
Colorado Salary Maximum:$176,612.80

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position, and is just one component of Peraton's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Peraton provides a variety of benefits to employees.
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Principal Research Scientist job description example 3

Autodesk principal research scientist job description


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AI Research @ Autodesk
The work we do at Autodesk touches nearly every person on the planet. By creating software tools for making buildings, machines, and even the latest movies, we influence and empower some of the most creative people in the world to solve problems that matter.

As an AI Research Scientist at Autodesk Research, you will be doing fundamental and applied research that will help our customers imagine, design, and make a better world. We are a team of scientists, researchers, engineers, and designers working together on projects that range from learning-based design systems, computer vision, graphics, robotics, human-computer interaction, sustainability, simulation, manufacturing, architectural design and construction.

As a member of the AI Lab in Autodesk Research you are an expert in research areas such as artificial intelligence, deep learning, machine learning, computer vision, reinforcement learning, information retrieval, natural language processing, and knowledge representation & reasoning. For this role we have a strong interest in candidates with experience working with large language models and an interest in researching how such models might provide breakthroughs for human creativity and productivity.

Autodesk's AI Lab is active in the wider research community, targeting publications at CVPR, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, SIGGRAPH, and other top-tier conferences. Recent publications can be found here. We collaborate with top academic & industry labs, combining the best of an academic environment with product-guided research. We are a global team, located in London, San Francisco, Toronto, and remotely.

Responsibilities:
Explore and develop new ML models and AI techniques Lead and collaborate on research projects within a global team Review relevant AI/ML literature to identify emerging methods, technologies, and best practices Work towards long-term research goals, while identifying intermediate milestones Build relationships and collaborate with academics and institutions Meet with customers to understand how AI/ML could be applied to their problems Realize solutions through prototypes Explore new data sources and discover techniques for best leveraging data Publish papers; attend and speak at conferences Think strategically about research directions

Minimum qualifications:
A PhD (or Master's degree + experience) in a field related to AI/ML such as: Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Linguistics, Mechanical Engineering, Architecture or related disciplines Publication track record in machine learning conferences and/or journals Good background in statistical methods for Machine Learning (e.g. Bayesian methods, HMMs, graphical models, dimension reduction, clustering, classification, regression techniques, etc.) Expertise in Deep Learning techniques (e.g. Network architectures, regularization techniques, learning techniques, loss-functions, optimization strategies, etc.) Familiarity with PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX or similar frameworks Strong coding abilities in Python and/or C++

Preferred qualifications include experience in one or more of the following:
Experience training and/or fine-tuning large models. Knowledge of large model scaling laws and distributed training.Significant post-graduate research experience, or 5 or greater years of work experience (actual job title/position will be commensurate to experience) Knowledge Representation & ReasoningNatural Language ProcessingMulti-modal deep learning and/or information retrieval Architecture, Construction, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment or other Autodesk domains

At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Are you an existing contractor or consultant with Autodesk? Please search for open jobs and apply internally (not on this external site). If you have any questions or require support, contact Autodesk Careers.
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Updated March 14, 2024

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