Multimodal Spatial Experiences Researcher

Join the leader in entertainment innovation and help us design the future. At Dolby, science meets art, and high tech means more than computer code. As a member of the Dolby team, you’ll see and hear the results of your work everywhere, from movie theaters to smartphones. We continue to revolutionize how people create, deliver, and enjoy entertainment worldwide. To do that, we need the absolute best talent. We’re big enough to give you all the resources you need, and small enough so you can make a real difference and earn recognition for your work. We offer a collegial culture, challenging projects, and excellent compensation and benefits, not to mention a Flex Work approach that is truly flexible to support where, when, and how you do your best work.

The Advanced Technology Group (ATG) is the research division of the company. ATG’s mission is to look ahead, deliver insights, and innovate technological solutions that will fuel Dolby’s continued growth. Our researchers have a broad range of expertise related to computer science and electrical engineering, such as AI/ML, algorithms, digital signal processing, audio engineering, image processing, computer vision, data science & analytics, distributed systems, cloud, edge & mobile computing, computer networking, and IoT.

The Multimodal Experiences Lab within ATG is seeking a Multimodal Spatial Experiences Researcher to help shape the future of spatial immersive understanding and representation technologies. At the Multimodal Experience Lab, you will collaborate with world-class researchers to advance multimodal scene understanding, representation, and rendering technologies.

In this role, you’ll take the lead in exploring and extending the state of the art—particularly in the composition and decomposition of spatial scenes, integrating multiple modalities including video, audio, language, and beyond. We strive to produce experiences where the user feels transported into an immersive scene, suspending their disbelief and embracing the story as it unfolds. Your work will span fundamental research, technology transfer to product teams, and intellectual property development.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct cutting-edge research in spatial scene representation, rendering, and generation.

• Incorporate multiple modalities including vision, audio, speech/voice, and beyond to achieve more than is possible with any one modality alone.

• Define and drive research roadmaps in collaboration with a top-tier research team.

• Apply AI and deep learning techniques to develop novel solutions and enhance existing approaches.

• Design and validate algorithms using robust methodologies, quality metrics, and test content.

• Share insights through publications, technical papers, and internal presentations.

• Transfer research outcomes to product groups and contribute to patent applications.

• Stay ahead of the curve by monitoring the latest advances in multimodal spatial understanding and generation.

What You Bring

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Math, Physics, or related field, or M.S. with at least 3 years of relevant experiences.

• Strong, relevant, publication record in top-tier conferences or journals.

Deep expertise in any of view synthesis, light-field research, multimodal representation, 

• NeRF or Gaussian Splatting, multimodal generation, scene editing, relighting, or sound fields. 

• Experience with integrating multiple modalities preferred.

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C/C++.

• Strong background in deep learning–based methods, foundational models, GANs, and proficiency with frameworks such as Pytorch.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Collaborative team mindset with the ability to work across research and engineering.

Nice to Have

• Experience with real-time graphics APIs (OpenGL, CUDA, DirectX, Vulkan).

• Familiarity with game engines (Unreal, Unity).

• Experience with XR environments, capture, and devices.

The Atlanta Area base salary range for this full-time position is $130,000-$162,000, which can vary if outside this location, plus bonus, benefits, and some roles may also include equity. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, competencies, experience, market demands, internal parity, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range and perks and benefits for your location during the hiring process.

Dolby will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of San Francisco Police Code, Article 49, and Administrative Code, Article 12

Equal Employment Opportunity:
Dolby is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our success depends on the combined skills and talents of all our employees. We are committed to making employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, family status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.