AI Engineering Research Engineer Internship 2022

At Imagination, we love innovating. We spend our time creating the graphics and AI chips that are at the core of your favourite electronic products, and we are expanding our IP portfolio to include RISC-V CPUs as part of our efforts to create the best Compute offering in the market. We have a no-compromise approach to making our technology as high performance and power-efficient as possible, all while being squeezed into the smallest space possible.

It’s this relentless drive to push the boundaries of what’s possible that has led to Imagination powering more than 10 billion of the world’s most iconic electronic devices, from smartphones to smart TVs, from drones to self-driving cars.

We need your skills to help us continue to deliver technology that will impress the industry and our customers alike, ensuring that people everywhere can enjoy smarter and faster tech than ever before.

Hybrid Working Model

Imagination Technologies operates a hybrid working model globally that allows our employees to split their time between attending the workplace and working remotely.

What you’ll be doing

Join the AI Engineering Research team as a placement engineer, combining your strong technical knowledge and continuous learning to support the delivery of successful computer vision and machine learning related innovation.

Liaise with development engineers, marketing and external customers to identify research opportunities. You will be exposed to cutting edge hardware and software techniques.

The AI Engineering Research Team have a track record of success. Projects in the team focus on enabling high performance, state-of-the-art machine learning (e.g. CNN, DNN, RNN) and computer vision (e.g. object detection and recognition, SLAM) algorithms in low power environments. You will have a key role in helping to develop innovative products like the recently launched Series 4NX Neural Network Accelerator.

You will:

• Support world leading research and development of computer vision and machine learning algorithms 
• Investigate improvements to existing algorithms and technologies 
• Implement simulations and demonstrations of new algorithms and technologies 
• Write technical reports 
• Work with, and be mentored by, a senior member of the AI Research Team. 

Who you are

Committed to making your customers, stakeholders and colleagues successful, you’re an excellent communicator, listener and collaborator who builds trusted partnerships by delivering what you say, when you say. You’re curious, solutions orientated and a world class problem solver who constantly seeks opportunities to innovate and achieve the best possible outcome to the highest imaginable standard.

You will have

• Strong mathematical background (including e.g. linear algebra, probability theory, signal processing) 
• Currently studying at undergraduate, masters or PhD level (machine learning, computer vision or a related area) 
• A physics, engineering, applied mathematics, or a computer science background 
• Experience with Python or C/C++ development 

You might also be

• Experience with at least one of the following tools: Tensorflow, caffe, pytorch, mxnet, keras, OpenCV 
• Practical experience of applying machine learning to real world problems 

Who do you want to be?

Do you dare to think big? Do you want to change the status quo and speak up when you see how there’s a better way of doing things? We listen, we’re supportive and we’re open to new ideas. Whatever it takes to make an impact, you’ll be respected and helped along the way.

We will value you

At Imagination, clear and shared values are important to us. They are the foundation on which everything else is built. We have five core values that underpin our culture and the way we work together, both as colleagues and as business partners. We believe in these values and are committed to putting them at the heart of everything we do.

Our values are:

• Customer-first
• Collaborative
• Committed
• Innovative
• Straightforward

Diversity and inclusion

Our headquarters are based in the UK, but we have a global outlook. We have office locations around the world to attract the most talented technical minds and to support key regional markets in the best way possible. Across our divisions, we employ specialists from over 40 nationalities who are passionate about their craft and the industry we’re in.

We are committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic by law. If there are preparations we can make to help ensure you have a positive interview experience, please let us know.