[FOUND] Machine Learning Engineer for Geographic and Remote Sensing data

Dec 1, 2024 · 3 min read

We are looking for a Machine Learning / Deep Learning research engineer to work on large multi-modal and multi-resolution representation parsing models with satellite data (image sequences).

What will you do?

  • Participate in FONDEF Advanced Technologies project: an ai system for nation-wide agricultural production monitoring based on crowd-sourced and remote-sensing data.
  • Develop end-to-end AI solutions.
  • Collection of relevant information and design of solutions focused on the optimization of industrial processes.
  • Industrial data processing and analysis.
  • Development and implementation of advanced predictive models to model subsections of the process.
  • Integration and deployment of solutions in production environments.
  • Design and build machine learning pipelines focused on optimization and prediction.
  • Collaborate on projects within asset-intensive industries such as mining, energy, pulp and paper, among others, applying ML techniques to improve efficiency and productivity.
  • Utilize cloud and high performance computing technologies.
  • Continuously improve ML solutions through experimentation and iteration.
  • Keep up to date with the latest trends and developments in ML and optimization technologies.
  • Work closely with the CopernicusLAC team, the European Space Agency’s satellite constellation data hub.
  • Work on the creation of a satellite data dataset (Sentinel2, Sentinel3, Sentinel5) throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
  • Design and create foundational models for satellite data processing in conjunction with researchers from CENIA and profe from the University of Chile:
  • Use multi-scale self-supervised learning techniques on satellite data.
  • Use meta-learning algorithms to learn the model to learn new tasks: crop-land mapping, land-use mapping, drought detection, illegal deforestation, etc.
  • Participate in writing scientific papers on data creation and modeling, participate in presentation at appropriate conferences: CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, WACAV, NeurIPS, etc.

What are we looking for?

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or a related field.
  • 1 to 3 years of professional or ML project experience.
  • Verifiable experience in software and/or software development based on machine learning, computer vision and satellite data management.
  • Knowledge and previous experience with Python and some of the following libraries: PyTorch, Huggingface, TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn or other related libraries (Excluded)
  • Knowledge in tools to manage geographic data: geopandas, postGIS, geoSQL, etc…
  • Knowledge in spatial data processing: Sentinel2 data, LANDSAT, GEE, etc…
  • Demonstrated experience in the design and construction of machine learning pipelines (Excluded).
  • Demonstrated experience in the use and development of vision projects (Excluding)
  • Familiarity with Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) development practices (Required).
  • Experience in consulting projects (Desirable).
  • Development experience in Cloud platforms (Desirable).
  • Experience with cloud computing platforms, in particular GCP. (Desirable)
  • Knowledge of deploying ML models in production environments (Desirable).
  • Development experience with code versioning in Git (Desirable).
  • Experience with Docker (desirable).
  • Experience with Python packages and environments (desirable).

What do we offer?

  • Total gross remuneration of $2.500.000. Fixed term project contract 2 years.

Some of our benefits:

  • 🏡Hybrid work system: Home office combined with face-to-face workday.
  • 👣Comfortable offices close to San Joaquín subway station.
  • 🚲Access to bike rack and dressing rooms.
  • Parking at preferential price.
  • Casual Dress Code.
  • 🎁Birthday free day.
  • 🎄Advance disconnection for the holidays.
  • ✉️ Day off for Vocal de mesa.

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