Ucentrics AG
is a deep-tech startup and ETH Zurich spin-off building AI- and AR-powered solutions for frontline workers in complex industrial environments.
Our mission is to capture organizational knowledge and expertise and transform it into scalable digital guidance, intelligent task verification, and automated documentation across mobile devices and AR wearables.
The Role We are looking for a Lead AI Scientist to lead the development of our agentic AI systems that understand industrial processes by reasoning across workflows, documents, reports, videos, and connected tools. These systems will transform expert and organizational knowledge into digital user guidance, enable real-time visual task verification, and automate process documentation.
You will take ownership of these AI capabilities from research and prototyping through to production. Working closely with our CTO and our software engineering, AR/mobile, and product teams, you will turn advances in computer vision, foundation models, VLMs, and LLMs into reliable and scalable product capabilities.
This role requires strong technical depth, curiosity, and a pragmatic approach to turning ambitious research ideas into products that create measurable value in real-world environments.
Key Responsibilities
Define the technical direction of our AI capabilities and lead their development from research to production
Develop computer vision and machine learning models for industrial process understanding and real-time task verification
Build multimodal AI systems that extract and structure operational knowledge from videos, documents, reports, and workflow data
Establish evaluation methods for model accuracy, robustness, reliability, and product impact
Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to integrate AI capabilities into scalable production systems
Qualifications
PhD in computer vision, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or a closely related field (outstanding non-PhD applicants are also welcome to apply)
Strong hands-on experience in computer vision and machine learning, such as object detection, classification, 3D registration pipelines
Practical experience with transformers, foundation models, VLMs, LLMs, MCP, and agentic AI pipelines
Proficiency in Python and PyTorch, Tensorflow
Experience with Cloud services such as Azure and google cloud
Ability to formulate complex research and product problems, evaluate solutions rigorously, and translate results into working systems
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate closely with engineering, product, and leadership teams
Experience deploying and operating AI systems in production is a strong advantage
Proficient in English; German is an advantage
What We Value We are looking for someone we can build with. You combine technical ambition with sound judgment, take ownership of difficult problems, and communicate your ideas clearly.
We value rigor, pragmatic experimentation, reliability, trust, and the ability to move comfortably between research questions, product requirements, and engineering constraints.
Why Join Ucentrics?
Work on challenging multimodal AI problems grounded in real industrial processes
Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team across AI, software engineering, and product development
Take significant ownership in a fast-moving environment with short decision paths
Receive a competitive salary and the opportunity to participate in the company’s equity program
Apply Now If you are excited about building AI systems that capture, understand, and scale operational expertise, we would be delighted to hear from you.
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is a deep-tech startup and ETH Zurich spin-off building AI- and AR-powered solutions for frontline workers in complex industrial environments.
Our mission is to capture organizational knowledge and expertise and transform it into scalable digital guidance, intelligent task verification, and automated documentation across mobile devices and AR wearables.
The Role We are looking for a Lead AI Scientist to lead the development of our agentic AI systems that understand industrial processes by reasoning across workflows, documents, reports, videos, and connected tools. These systems will transform expert and organizational knowledge into digital user guidance, enable real-time visual task verification, and automate process documentation.
You will take ownership of these AI capabilities from research and prototyping through to production. Working closely with our CTO and our software engineering, AR/mobile, and product teams, you will turn advances in computer vision, foundation models, VLMs, and LLMs into reliable and scalable product capabilities.
This role requires strong technical depth, curiosity, and a pragmatic approach to turning ambitious research ideas into products that create measurable value in real-world environments.
Key Responsibilities
Define the technical direction of our AI capabilities and lead their development from research to production
Develop computer vision and machine learning models for industrial process understanding and real-time task verification
Build multimodal AI systems that extract and structure operational knowledge from videos, documents, reports, and workflow data
Establish evaluation methods for model accuracy, robustness, reliability, and product impact
Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to integrate AI capabilities into scalable production systems
Qualifications
PhD in computer vision, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or a closely related field (outstanding non-PhD applicants are also welcome to apply)
Strong hands-on experience in computer vision and machine learning, such as object detection, classification, 3D registration pipelines
Practical experience with transformers, foundation models, VLMs, LLMs, MCP, and agentic AI pipelines
Proficiency in Python and PyTorch, Tensorflow
Experience with Cloud services such as Azure and google cloud
Ability to formulate complex research and product problems, evaluate solutions rigorously, and translate results into working systems
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate closely with engineering, product, and leadership teams
Experience deploying and operating AI systems in production is a strong advantage
Proficient in English; German is an advantage
What We Value We are looking for someone we can build with. You combine technical ambition with sound judgment, take ownership of difficult problems, and communicate your ideas clearly.
We value rigor, pragmatic experimentation, reliability, trust, and the ability to move comfortably between research questions, product requirements, and engineering constraints.
Why Join Ucentrics?
Work on challenging multimodal AI problems grounded in real industrial processes
Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team across AI, software engineering, and product development
Take significant ownership in a fast-moving environment with short decision paths
Receive a competitive salary and the opportunity to participate in the company’s equity program
Apply Now If you are excited about building AI systems that capture, understand, and scale operational expertise, we would be delighted to hear from you.
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Lead AI Scientist – Industrial AI Arbeitgeber: Ucentrics AG
Ucentrics AG ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der in einem dynamischen und innovativen Umfeld tätig ist. Wir bieten nicht nur die Möglichkeit, an der Spitze der Technologie im Bereich industrielle KI zu arbeiten, sondern fördern auch eine Kultur der Zusammenarbeit und des persönlichen Wachstums. Unsere Mitarbeiter profitieren von flexiblen Arbeitsmodellen, kontinuierlicher Weiterbildung und der Chance, aktiv an der Gestaltung der Zukunft industrieller Prozesse mitzuwirken.
