Principal TTS Researcher

·       8+ years of hands-on experience in TTS system development with deep expertise in both frontend and backend components

·       Proficiency in C/C++ and Python, with mastery of ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc)

·       Strong background in NLP techniques and/or speech signal processing

·       Experience with linguistic tools (e.g., Festival) and phonetic knowledge

·       Familiarity with transformer-based language models for prosody prediction

·       Deep understanding of autoregressive / non-autoregressive acoustic models and neural vocoders

·       Experience optimizing models via quantization, pruning, or knowledge distillation  

·       Knowledge of speech codecs (e.g., Opus, MELP) and real-time streaming protocols

·       Production experience with ONNX Runtime, TensorRT, or TorchScript, etc

·       Experience with zero-shot/one-shot/few-shot voice cloning or emotional TTS systems  

·       Skilled GPU/TPU cluster and grid user

·       Fluent English is a must-have

preferred:

·       Track record of publications/papers in INTERSPEECH, ICASSP, or NeurIPS etc. ·       Track working experience or tenure in world-level TTS/AI company or research institute

·       Proven ability to lead cross-functional groups and deliver competitive TTS solutions or applications 

Cerence Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNC and www.cerence.com) is the global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world. Spun out from Nuance in October 2019, Cerence is a new, independent company that has quickly gained traction as a leader in the automotive voice assistant space, working with all of the world’s leading automakers – from Ford and Fiat Chrysler to Daimler, Audi and BMW to Geely and SAIC – to transform how a car feels, responds and learns. Its track record is built on more than 20 years of industry experience and leadership and more than 500 million cars on the road today across more than 70 languages.  

As Cerence looks to the future and continues an ambitious growth agenda, we need someone to join the team and help build the future of voice and AI in cars. This is an exciting opportunity to join Cerence’s passionate, dedicated, global team and be a part of meaningful innovation in a rapidly growing industry. 

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