ByteDance
Vision Scientist- Pico- San Jose CA San Jose Regular
ByteDance, San Jose, California, United States, 95199
Overview
About Pico: Founded in April 2015, Pico is a leading XR company with independent innovation and R&D capabilities, focusing on XR all-in-one technology. Pico is committed to offering immersive and interactive XR experiences, including tailor-made solutions for enterprise clients in education and healthcare.
Responsibilities
Develop novel perceptual metrics to quantify user experience in the areas of visual quality and comfort for AR/VR products.
Apply perception sciences in AR/VR product developments through psychophysics experiments, early vision modeling, and developing perceptual driven machine learning and AI imaging algorithms.
Design and implement eye-tracking related display features based on perceptual science principles, and validate performance through user studies.
Develop and maintain simulation platforms, computational models, and prototypes to accelerate hardware design iterations and software optimizations.
Analyze various aspects of visual quality and visual comfort of next generation display systems, to identify system limitations and define imaging system architecture specifications.
Qualifications Minimum Qualifications :
Advanced degree in Vision Science, Perceptual Psychology, Computational Neuroscience, Optometry, Human Factors, Imaging Science, Color Science, Optics, Computer Science, or a related field.
5+ years experience (inclusive of graduate school research experience) in related fields.
Deep understanding of the human visual system and image quality concepts, or behavioral science and human factors.
Strong background in statistics, optimization, machine learning, computational modeling.
Experience working with large-scale, complex datasets and data analysis pipelines.
Experience with psychophysics, user studies, perception experiment design, conducting, and statistical analysis.
Proficiency in scripting, modeling, data analysis, or prototyping languages such as MATLAB, Python, C++.
Preferred Qualifications :
Experience with eye-tracking technology, eye-tracking data analysis, and relevant applications is a plus.
Experience in engineering productization and delivery, including translating research prototypes into production-ready solutions is a plus.
Expertise in one or more areas of visual comfort, spatio-temporal vision, visual optics, binocular vision, and visual neuroscience is a plus.
Engineering background in image processing, signal processing, or color technology, with understanding of their relation to vision science is a plus.
Experience in the consumer electronics industry and understanding of hardware-software imaging system architecture is a plus.
Job Information The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136,800 - $359,720 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on factors including qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package; this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and location. Employees have day-one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, paid parental leave, disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, and paid time off (examples include holidays, sick days, and paid personal time; accruals prorate upon hire with tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these programs at any time, with or without notice.
Accommodation and Legal Candidates with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with all applicable laws, including local fair chance ordinances. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
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About Pico: Founded in April 2015, Pico is a leading XR company with independent innovation and R&D capabilities, focusing on XR all-in-one technology. Pico is committed to offering immersive and interactive XR experiences, including tailor-made solutions for enterprise clients in education and healthcare.
Responsibilities
Develop novel perceptual metrics to quantify user experience in the areas of visual quality and comfort for AR/VR products.
Apply perception sciences in AR/VR product developments through psychophysics experiments, early vision modeling, and developing perceptual driven machine learning and AI imaging algorithms.
Design and implement eye-tracking related display features based on perceptual science principles, and validate performance through user studies.
Develop and maintain simulation platforms, computational models, and prototypes to accelerate hardware design iterations and software optimizations.
Analyze various aspects of visual quality and visual comfort of next generation display systems, to identify system limitations and define imaging system architecture specifications.
Qualifications Minimum Qualifications :
Advanced degree in Vision Science, Perceptual Psychology, Computational Neuroscience, Optometry, Human Factors, Imaging Science, Color Science, Optics, Computer Science, or a related field.
5+ years experience (inclusive of graduate school research experience) in related fields.
Deep understanding of the human visual system and image quality concepts, or behavioral science and human factors.
Strong background in statistics, optimization, machine learning, computational modeling.
Experience working with large-scale, complex datasets and data analysis pipelines.
Experience with psychophysics, user studies, perception experiment design, conducting, and statistical analysis.
Proficiency in scripting, modeling, data analysis, or prototyping languages such as MATLAB, Python, C++.
Preferred Qualifications :
Experience with eye-tracking technology, eye-tracking data analysis, and relevant applications is a plus.
Experience in engineering productization and delivery, including translating research prototypes into production-ready solutions is a plus.
Expertise in one or more areas of visual comfort, spatio-temporal vision, visual optics, binocular vision, and visual neuroscience is a plus.
Engineering background in image processing, signal processing, or color technology, with understanding of their relation to vision science is a plus.
Experience in the consumer electronics industry and understanding of hardware-software imaging system architecture is a plus.
Job Information The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136,800 - $359,720 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on factors including qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package; this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and location. Employees have day-one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, paid parental leave, disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, and paid time off (examples include holidays, sick days, and paid personal time; accruals prorate upon hire with tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these programs at any time, with or without notice.
Accommodation and Legal Candidates with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with all applicable laws, including local fair chance ordinances. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
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