Computer Vision Co-Op

Team Description: Kitware , Inc. is actively seeking Computer Vision Co-Op Interns to join our Computer Vision Team at our Clifton Park, NY headquarters. This is a 6-month internship but has the potential to extend to 8 months. Kitware’s Computer Vision team is a leader in the creation of cutting-edge algorithms and software for automated image and video analysis. Our solutions embrace deep learning and add measurable value to government agencies, commercial organizations, and academic institutions worldwide. We understand the difficulties in extracting, interpreting, and utilizing information across images, video, metadata, and text, and we recognize the need for robust, affordable solutions. We seek to advance the fields of computer vision and deep learning through research and development and through collaborative projects that build on our open source software platforms, such as Kitware Image and Video Exploitation and Retrieval (KWIVER) toolkit. About the Projects: The Computer Vision Group is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of world-class experts in computer vision, deep learning, machine learning, and software engineering. We do a lot of development in C++ and Python with some JavaScript for web clients. We use OpenCV, ROS, Boost, Postgres, Caffe, Theano, VXL, and many other open source tools. Kitware develops CMake, VTK, ParaView, ITK, KWIVER, and a number of other open-source toolkits. This is an opportunity to gain experience while contributing to high-level complex problems related to Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning.

In This Position You Will: • Be part of Kitware's overall mission of positive social impact through environmental monitoring, national and global security, ethical AI, open science, scientific computing, and medical computing. • Gain experience while contributing to high-level complex problems related to Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning. • Participate as a team member in project planning and execution. Our sprint meetings provide an opportunity to check in with your teammates and sort out issues together.

Required Qualifications: • Currently at least a Junior or Senior working towards a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field. • Experience programming using C++ and Python. • Due to contractual requirements, only U.S. citizens will be considered for this position. • This is an on-site position with the expectation of 5 days/week in Kitware's Clifton Park, NY, headquarters .

Preferred Qualifications: • Knowledge or experience in computer vision and/or deep learning.

Company Description: Kitware is a research and development software solutions provider with a mission to advance science, make a positive impact, and share our results all within a collaborative, employee-focused work environment that is friendly, fair, and flexible. Our work is improving healthcare outcomes, increasing national security, and advancing our national computing infrastructure. Our customers and collaborators include top universities from around the world, government organizations, national research labs, medical device manufacturers, car manufacturers, financial institutions, and many others. Kitware is proud to be 100% employee-owned. Additional Information: Our team members enjoy a small company environment, flexibility in work assignments, and high levels of independence and responsibility. 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. Any unsolicited resume sent to Kitware, including to Kitware's mailing addresses, fax machines or email addresses, whether directly to Kitware employees or to Kitware's applicant tracking system, will be considered Kitware property. Kitware will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, and will consider any candidate submitted by a recruitment agency without a fully executed contract with Kitware to have been referred free of any charges or fees. If you need assistance with applying or interviewing for a role due to a disability or special need, please reach out directly to our HR team at hr@kitware.com at any time during the hiring process.