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Machine Learning Research Engineer - Speech/Audio/Gen-AI - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Samsung Electronics UK
Staines-upon-Thames
17 hours ago
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Machine Learning Research Engineer – Speech/Audio/Gen‑AI (6‑Month Fixed‑Term Contract)

Samsung Research UK (SRUK) invites applications for an exceptional and highly motivated Machine Learning Research Engineer to join our AI team in Staines‑upon‑Thames. This role offers a unique opportunity to translate cutting‑edge research into real‑world impact, working on challenges that demand creative problem‑solving and robust engineering practices.


Position Summary

This 6‑month fixed‑term contract seeks a candidate ready to start immediately. It suits both PhD students looking for an internship and PhD holders seeking a short‑term contract. The role focuses on developing complex audio and speech‑related applications, with an expectation of contributing to deployments used by millions of users worldwide.


Role & Responsibilities

  • Conduct independent research in audio and speech processing, covering signal processing, machine learning and deep learning.
  • Design, develop and implement innovative algorithms and systems for audio/speech analysis, enhancement, separation and understanding.
  • Lead the development of software prototypes and experimental systems, maintaining high code quality and maintainability.
  • Collect, analyse and prepare data for the training and evaluation of machine‑learning models, and help build and curate datasets.
  • Evaluate the performance of algorithms and systems through rigorous experimentation and statistical analysis.
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of researchers and engineers to integrate findings into Samsung products and services.
  • Publish research results in top‑tier conferences and journals.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • PhD in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
  • Strong programming skills in Python and experience debugging complex software systems; proficiency in C++ is a plus.
  • Solid grasp of machine‑learning and deep‑learning fundamentals, including architectures, training techniques and evaluation metrics.
  • Proven research experience in audio and speech processing with publications in top conferences (ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, INTERSPEECH, ICASSP, IEEE/ACM TASLP).
  • Experience with TensorFlow or PyTorch.
  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, able to design and conduct rigorous experiments.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Desirable Skills

  • Experience with audio signal‑processing techniques and tools (filter design, spectral analysis).
  • Experience with speech recognition, text‑to‑speech, speech enhancement or natural language processing.
  • Experience with generative AI in audio/speech context.
  • Experience with Git and software‑development best practices.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Experience with large‑scale data processing and distributed computing.

Location & Hybrid Working

  • The role is based in the Samsung R&D Institute, Staines‑upon‑Thames, Surrey, UK.
  • Hybrid working policy: 3 days onsite, 2 days work‑from‑home per week.

Additional Information

Samsung enforces a strict trade‑secret policy. Applicants must not disclose prior employer trade secrets during the recruitment process.


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