Waabi is seeking a Distillation Lead to define the technical strategy for model compression across their Physical AI platform powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis
Job Summary
Waabi is seeking a Distillation Lead to define the technical strategy for model compression across their Physical AI platform powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis.
The role involves designing state-of-the-art distillation pipelines for generative models, quantization, and pruning to meet strict latency and memory targets for real-time deployment.
Candidates will mentor researchers and engineers while collaborating with infrastructure and autonomy teams to integrate compressed models into production environments.
Matching Summary
Waabi is seeking a Distillation Lead to define the technical strategy for model compression across their Physical AI platform powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Model distillation expertise
Quantization-aware training implementation
Large-scale distributed training experience
Python and PyTorch proficiency
Cross-functional collaboration skills
Nice-to-have
Hardware-aware optimization knowledge
Top-tier ML publication record
Experience with generative models
Background in autonomous vehicles
Open-source contribution history
Key Requirements
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Machine Learning or related field
Extensive hands-on experience with model compression techniques
Proven track record of driving projects from conception to production