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About the Role

As an Annotation Specialist, you will work on a team of dedicated individuals alongside R&D Engineers and Researchers to advance the state-of-the-art in computer vision. Annotation is critical to the success of many computer vision projects, used for scoring, evaluating, and training algorithms. The Annotation team provides key data annotation support within the computer vision team.

Responsibilities

Use desktop and web-based software tools to review picture and video sources to identify objects, activities, events, and other items of interest.
Perform diverse, detailed annotations including bounding boxes, polygon segmentation, and metadata markups with high accuracy.
Work with custom in-house software to troubleshoot bugs and optimize the annotation process.
Learn new tools and technologies as necessary to follow team workflow and accomplish annotation tasks.
Use an agile workflow for tracking responsibilities and task progress, including git for task/issue tracking.
Work in a fast-paced environment that evolves regularly in response to changing research and customer needs.

Requirements

Excellent attention to detail.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Willingness to learn new tools or programs as project needs evolve and workflows change.
Comfortable being proactive and asking questions or for clarification when needed.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) or Google Suite.
Excellent customer service focus and communication skills, both oral and written.
Ability to effectively communicate with multiple individuals in varying levels of the organization.
Ability to maintain confidential data.
Good interpersonal skills and a team player.
Flexibility to work variable, project-dependent hours.
Ability and willingness to work on-site at Kitware’s headquarters in Clifton Park, NY when required by project needs.
Willingness and ability to apply for and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.
U.S. citizenship required due to contractual requirements.

Skills

Computer vision
Deep learning
Data annotation
Bounding boxes
Polygon segmentation
Metadata markups
Agile workflow
Git
Microsoft Office
Google Suite

Location

Clifton Park, NY

Work Type

On-site
Variable hours

Experience Level

Entry Level

Education Level

High school degree required
Advanced degree preferred

Salary/Compensations

$15 - $20 an hour

Benefits

Employee-owned company
Flexibility in work assignments
High levels of independence and responsibility

About the Company

Kitware is a research and development software solutions provider with a mission to advance science, make a positive impact, and share results.
The company fosters a collaborative, employee-focused work environment that is friendly, fair, and flexible.
Kitware's work improves healthcare outcomes, increases national security, and advances the national computing infrastructure.
Customers and collaborators include top universities, government organizations, national research labs, medical device manufacturers, car manufacturers, and financial institutions.
Kitware is 100% employee-owned.

Equal Opportunity

Kitware actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, protected veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Assistance with applying or interviewing for a role due to a disability or special need is available by contacting the HR team at hr@kitware.com.