Principal Applied Research Engineer, Content Authenticity

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$272,000–$431,250 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Principal Applied Research Engineer, Content Authenticity

As a Principal Applied Research Engineer, Content Authenticity, you will join the NVIDIA AI for Media team to solve complex computer vision and deep learning problems regarding synthetic and manipulated media. You will set technical direction by architecting model and pipeline strategies, designing efficient models for video AI, and building end-to-end forensics pipelines from data strategy through deployment. Your role involves managing accuracy, latency, and throughput tradeoffs while moving research prototypes into real-time production on NVIDIA hardware. You will utilize deep learning frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, and ONNX, alongside deployment stacks such as TensorRT, Triton, and WinML. The work focuses on the technical challenge of content authenticity, specifically addressing synthetic content detection, audio authentication analysis, and semantic plausibility to ensure media integrity across various production workflows in both cloud and local environments.

What you'll do

  • Set the technical direction and architecture for content authenticity AI and synthetic media detection.
  • Design and build efficient AI models for computer vision, video enhancement, and semantic plausibility analysis.
  • Develop end-to-end forensics pipelines including data strategy, evaluation methodology, and deployment.
  • Optimize model performance to balance accuracy, latency, and throughput on NVIDIA hardware.
  • Translate state-of-the-art research into production-ready features in collaboration with research teams.
  • Define product roadmaps based on technical feasibility and emerging industry trends.
  • Act as the technical authority by mentoring engineers and reviewing system designs.

What we're looking for

  • 15+ years of relevant engineering or research experience in deep learning and computer vision.
  • Proven track record of setting technical direction for a research area across multiple teams or projects.
  • Demonstrated ownership of a system or model family from research concept through production deployment at scale.
  • Hands-on development skills with PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX, TensorRT, Triton, WinML, and other neural processing SDKs.
  • Ability to scope ambiguous problems into executable roadmaps and lead development independently.
  • PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Research or engineering background in digital forensics, media provenance, or content authenticity (preferred).
  • Publications, patents, or recognized contributions in synthetic media detection or related areas (preferred).

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