Fresh graduates and early-career engineers are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities:
- Research and develop advanced video coding, compression, and neural-network-assisted coding technologies.
- Design, implement, and evaluate algorithms using software experimentation frameworks.
- Investigate, implement, and optimize neural-network-assisted coding tools that improve coding efficiency, compression performance, visual quality, or video codec functionality.
- Analyze technical papers, standards documents, and emerging technologies.
- Present and defend technical proposals and participate in technical discussions with experts from industry and academia.
- Contribute to international multimedia standardization activities and technical proposal development.
- Collaborate with researchers, software engineers, IP specialists, and product teams across Panasonic's global R&D network.
Requirements:
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
- Good programming skills in C/C++ and Python.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Interest in algorithms, signal processing, data compression, multimedia systems, or neural-network-assisted coding technologies.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to prepare clear technical reports, documentation, and presentation materials.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and willing to learn new technologies.
- Able to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
Preferred Qualifications
The following are advantageous but not mandatory:
- Knowledge of video coding, data compression, signal processing, or multimedia systems.
- Familiarity with machine learning or neural network frameworks.
- Experience with neural network modification, tuning, training, or evaluation.
- Experience with scripting, software experimentation, automation, or data analysis.
- Experience preparing technical reports, research papers, patents, or project documentation.
- Participation in engineering competitions, open-source projects, personal technical projects, or relevant research activities.
