Amsterdam
5 days ago

Senior Applied Scientist
TomTom
Amsterdam
5 days ago
Senior Applied Scientist
Senior Applied Scientist needed for TomTom's ADAS Online team in Amsterdam, focusing on ML and AI for spatial awareness. Requires 7+ years ML experience and deep expertise in deep learning. Hybrid role with 2 days in-office per week.
AIHybridFull-timeSeniorMachine LearningVision Transformers
Senior Applied Scientist
Senior Applied Scientist needed for TomTom's ADAS Online team in Amsterdam, focusing on ML and AI for spatial awareness. Requires 7+ years ML experience and deep expertise in deep learning. Hybrid role with 2 days in-office per week.
AIHybridFull-timeSeniorMachine Learning
Salary
Not specified
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
Machine LearningVision TransformersDiffusionComputer VisionDeep LearningPyTorch3D Data RepresentationsObject DetectionMulti-Object TrackingSemantic SegmentationOccupancy ModelingMulti-Modal FusionOptimizationProbabilistic ModelingMentoring
Soft Skills
Technical LeadershipMentorship
Preferred Qualifications
Technical (Nice-to-have)
Autonomous SystemsRobotics PerceptionGaussian SplattingPoint CloudsBEVVoxel GridsUnityLarge-Scale TrainingFoundation ModelsMentoring Engineers
Key Responsibilities
- Define and drive technical direction for physical AI algorithms
- Define and execute roadmap towards state-of-the-art reinforcement learning using physical AI world models
- Design, implement, and improve ML / vision transformer models for 3D awareness and planning
- Architect multi-modal fusion approaches (camera, LiDAR, RADAR) to build 3D environments
- Identify where larger end-to-end models should replace traditional approaches
- Apply advanced ML techniques (Transformers, representation learning, large-scale models) to improve perception performance
- Lead structured experimentation and benchmarking to deliver measurable gains in accuracy and robustness
- Translate research ideas into reliable, scalable ML solutions
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to perception engineers
Senior Applied ScientistMachine LearningComputer VisionADASAutonomous DrivingPyTorchTransformerAmsterdamHybrid