Senior Research And Development Engineer in Austin

Energy Jobline ZR
Austin, US
Hybrid

Job Description

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Job Description

Title: Senior R&D Engineer

Location: Austin, TX 78731 – hybrid

Shift Time: 9 AM – 6 PM / 8 AM – 5 PM

Duration: 3-6 Months Contract, then possibility to extend. (The max contract duration is 18 months, then a 3-month cooling period.)

Pay Range: $70 to $74/hr

Job Overview:

The client has an opening for Visual Computing R&D engineering. Candidate will be responsible for:

  • Conduct R&D in the areas of spatial computing, computer vision, graphic rendering, avatar animation, AI/ML modeling, and/or other technical areas related to graphic animation and Metaverse.
  • Focused innovative research for journal and conference publication, and patents.
  • Open-source implementation of demo prototype and core algorithms.
  • Work on developing a new imaging dataset of human faces and expressions.
  • Industrial and academic collaboration, and professional community involvement.

Requirements:

  • PhD & MS in Computer Science, EE, or related fields.
  • Proven strong background in academic research and publication
  • Proficient in at least one of the following programming : C/C++, Python
  • Knowledge and hands-on experience in AI/ML, computer graphics, computer vision, or other visual computing algorithms is a strong plus.
  • Industrial experience a plus, particularly the experience with OpenCV, OpenGL, or WebGL.
  • Strong mathematical skills, problem-solving, and analytical mindset.
  • Eagerness and quickness to learn new technologies
  • Software development in related fields with hands-on experience is desired.

“We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment without regard to , , , , , or , , veteran status, , genetic information, citizenship, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.”

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Skills & Requirements

Technical Skills

Spatial computingComputer visionGraphic renderingAvatar animationAi/ml modelingOpen-source implementationDemo prototype developmentCore algorithmsImaging dataset developmentAcademic researchPublicationC/c++PythonAi/mlComputer graphicsComputer visionVisual computing algorithmsOpencvOpenglWebglMathematical skillsProblem-solvingAnalytical mindsetNew technology learningSoftware developmentEagernessQuick learningEngineeringResearch and development

Salary

$70 - $74

hour

Employment Type

CONTRACT

Level

senior

Posted

4/4/2026

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