What are the responsibilities and job description for the AI Researcher for Mobility PhD position at CTC?
Job Title: AI Researcher for Mobility PhD
Location: Mountain, CA
Job Type: Contract
About CTC:
Founded in 1996, CTC is a global IT services, Consulting and Business Solutions partner dedicated to helping organizations innovate, optimize, and grow. With over 2,000 professionals worldwide, we support more than 100 clients in transforming complex challenges into lasting competitive advantages.
Job Description:
Seeking a PhD graduate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline to work on Agentic AI systems for mobility.
What you’ll be doing
- Developing innovative solutions that advance AI/ML systems for mobility services
- Conducting applied research in Agentic AI, including agent design, orchestration strategies, tool integration, and communication protocols
- Conducting research on AI safety and alignment topics
- Identifying research gaps and propose novel solutions to enhance performance, reliability, and adaptability of agent-based systems
- Prototyping frameworks and algorithms in Python using tools such as AutoGen, LangChain, or custom orchestration layers
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline with a focus on AI / Machine Learning
- Research experience in Generative AI, Agentic AI, and AI Safety and Alignment
- Research experience with Foundational (LLMs, VLMs, and other large-scale AI architectures), including fine-tuning, evaluation, and application to domain-specific tasks
- Proficient programming skills in Python and common libraries (e.g., TensorFlow, Pytorch, etc.)
- Ability to engage in general research activities such as defining problems and issues to be addressed, finding, and using research data, and being able to make recommendations and findings in writing and presentations
