Overview:
NIO Inc. is a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users.
NIO designs, develops, jointly manufactures and sells premium smart electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in autonomous driving, digital technologies, electric powertrains and batteries. NIO differentiates itself through its continuous technological breakthroughs and innovations, such as its industry-leading battery swapping technologies, Battery as a Service, or BaaS, as well as its proprietary autonomous driving technologies and Autonomous Driving as a Service, or ADaaS. NIO’s product portfolio consists of the ES8, a six-seater smart electric flagship SUV, the ES7 (or the EL7), a mid-large five-seater smart electric SUV, the ES6 (or the EL6), a five-seater all-round smart electric SUV, the EC7, a five-seater smart electric flagship coupe SUV, the EC6, a five-seater smart electric coupe SUV, the ET9, a smart electric executive flagship, the ET7, a smart electric flagship sedan, the ET5, a mid-size smart electric sedan, and the ET5T, a smart electric tourer.
Job Description:
- Implement multi-modal interaction algorithms and functional applications for digital cockpits, including but not limited to directions such as ECNR, NLP, and CV.
- Pre-research and explore cutting-edge technologies in the EV digital cockpit industry, such as End-to-end, all-in-one (NLP, Audio, CV) large models, and conduct sufficient feasibility verification for their application in digital cockpit scenarios.
- Exploration and implementation of the core algorithms of large language models, develop the base of the LLM at the NIO for optimization and application by various businesses of the NIO.
- Experiment with the application paradigm of large model agents in the digital cockpit scenarios and assist in the research and development of large-scale landing tools.
Requirements:
- PHD / MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or artificial intelligence related fields.
- Those who are familiar with basic statistical learning and deep learning algorithms, with a solid mathematical foundation and excellent grades.
- Master at least one C++/Python/JAVA programming and be proficient in its application.
- Those who are familiar with NLP, Audio and CV related algorithms and technologies, proficient in using mainstream frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch, etc.
- Those with relevant training and usage work experience of large models (such as ChatGlm, LLaMA, Wenxin, Qianwen, etc.) are preferred.
- Those with internship experience in first-tier large model companies such as OpenAI, Microsoft, Baidu, or Alibaba are preferred.
- Those with high-level paper publications are preferred, including but not limited to ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, Interspeech, ICASSP, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, etc.
Compensation:
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is $165,000 - $220,000.
- Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
- Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include discretionary bonus, equity, or benefits.
Benefits:
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time NIO employee, you are eligible for the following benefits on the first day you join NIO:
- CIGNA EPO, HSA, and Kaiser HMO medical plans with a $0 paycheck contribution for Employee Only Coverage.
- Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plan. Both provide options with a $0 paycheck contribution covering you and your eligible dependents.
- Company Paid HSA (Health Savings Account) Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible CIGNA medical plan
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) with Brokerage Link option
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time
- 13 Paid Holidays a year
