Senior Human-Centric AI Engineer

Job summary

<h3><strong>Overview</strong></h3> <p>Cambridge Consultants’ Human-Machine Understanding (HMU) group is looking for an engineer to work at the intersection of AI, cognitive science, and human-machine interaction. This is an exciting opportunity to take an active role in the group’s mission to build the next generation of intuitive human interactive technologies.

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• p>We are looking for a candidate who thrives on technical ambiguity and possesses the drive to build independently across disciplines:</p>
• li>An excellent degree or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Cognitive Science, Psychology or a related field with emphasis on computational modelling or AI.</li>
• li>High proficiency in Python and experience with AI/ML frameworks (e.g.
• PyTorch).
• You should be comfortable building and debugging complex, real-time systems.</li>
• li>Prior experience of human subject research; from experiment protocol and methodology development, to conducting experiments, analysis of data and synthesis of insights.
• Experience with ethics committees is highly valued.
• li>The ability to work independently, driving your own curiosity to explore new topics and proactively building prototypes that demonstrate your ideas.</li>
• p>In addition, any of the following is highly desired:</p>
• li>Proven experience technical realization of HRI/HCI systems, such as cognitive architectures, multi-modal perception pipelines, or affective computing.</li>
• li>Experience with agentic AI workflows, knowledge graphs, and complex state-machine architectures.</li>

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• li>Deliver on diverse client projects, from designing and running human subjects’ studies for science-backed HMI/HRI design, to technical development of novel interfaces and interaction paradigms.</li>
• li>Conduct technical research focused on understanding the art of the possible in human-machine understanding and translating it into robust industrial solutions through technical prototypes.</li>
• li>Proactively identify opportunities to apply HMU across CC’s diverse markets, building the demos and prototypes that showcase our leadership in this space.</li>
• li>Work with colleagues across Cambridge Consultants to translate deep technical insights into compelling narratives and functional systems for our clients, and academic audiences.</li>
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