Senior Data Scientist

Ericsson•Santa Clara, CA

2d•$156,000 - $204,225•Onsite

About The Position

The AI Innovation & Incubation (AIII) team in Silicon Valley applies AI and foundation models to real-world challenges across the cellular network. The team takes ideas from early exploration through proof of concept (PoC) and minimum viable product (MVP) to production-ready solutions used globally by Ericsson’s Business Areas and Market Areas. The Senior Data Scientist will collaborate with the team to explore AI-RAN and RAN-for-AI opportunities, build and train advanced models, and help move work from experimentation to real-world impact in telecom networks. The role is based in Ericsson’s Santa Clara, California office and suits someone comfortable with ambiguity in a fast-moving field. The role involves designing and evaluating deep neural networks, including vision-language and other foundation models; prototyping AI agents and solution pipelines; reproducing research-paper methods through experiments; and running scalable training and evaluation workflows in cloud or on-premises GPU environments. The person will work with researchers, engineers, and domain experts to develop PoCs into production-ready solutions, while staying current with AI methods and tools. Ericsson does not sponsor U.S. work authorization for this position, including specified immigration filings, and does not hire F-1 candidates working on CPT or EAD for this role. Relocation support is unavailable. The listed salary range is $156,000–$204,225 USD. The role is eligible for an annual short-term variable compensation bonus. Benefits include medical and dental plan options, 401(k) contributions and matching, basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage, short- and long-term disability coverage, a stock purchase plan, paid vacation and personal, holiday, volunteer, and sick time, paid maternity and parental/adoption leave, financial wellness programs, educational assistance, matching gifts, and recognition programs.

Requirements

Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
At least 4 years of relevant industry experience with a master’s degree, or at least 1 year with a PhD.
At least 5 years of experience working with deep neural networks in industry and/or research.
Strong Python programming skills.
Hands-on experience with modern machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX.
Demonstrated ability to read, understand, and implement methods from research papers.
Experience with at least one cloud platform: GCP, AWS, or Azure.
Clear communication skills and a collaborative approach to working in a professional team setting.

Nice To Haves

Publications in relevant venues such as CVPR, NeurIPS, or ICLR.
Open-source machine learning contributions.
Experience taking projects from PoC to production.
Familiarity with telecom, wireless networks, or RAN concepts, or strong motivation to learn these domains.
Hands-on experience in 3D vision or ROS.

Responsibilities

Design, train, and evaluate deep neural networks, including vision-language models and other foundation models, for telecom-relevant use cases.
Prototype AI agents and solution pipelines using LLMs, multimodal LLMs, VLMs, and modern machine learning techniques to improve network performance and operations.
Read leading conference papers and reproduce key ideas through experiments and working code.
Run experiments on cloud platforms or on-premises GPU clusters as part of scalable training and evaluation workflows.
Collaborate with applied researchers, engineers, and domain experts to develop PoCs into production-ready solutions.
Stay current with the evolving AI landscape, evaluate methods and tools, and identify opportunities to apply them to ongoing work.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus.
Choice of three medical plan options and a dental plan option, with company credits toward premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
Ericsson US 401(k) Plan with an automatic 3% company contribution and matching contributions of up to 4% when the employee contributes at least 5% of eligible pay.
Basic life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
Option to participate in Ericsson’s Stock Purchase Plan.
Minimum 15 days of accrued vacation, up to 3 personal days per year, 11 annual holidays, 8 hours of volunteer time, and 80 hours of sick time annually.
Up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave and 6 weeks of paid parental or adoption leave at 100% of pay.
Financial wellness programs.
Educational assistance.
Matching gifts.
Recognition programs.