Image Scientist
MSG Sphere Studios
Burbank, CA, USA
Job type: Permanent
Job Description
Role Summary
With MSG Sphere, we are creating an entirely new medium that will deliver transformative entertainment experiences at an unparalleled scale. Beyond a venue, Sphere is a multi-sensory platform with experiential technology programming directly to your senses. You will see in ways never imagined, hear with every fiber of your being, and experience like never before. To deliver on this promise, we are building the largest immersive venue in the world, MSG Sphere at The Venetian in Las Vegas, with a second Sphere venue planned for London, pending necessary approvals.
MSG is looking for an Image Scientist to join a groundbreaking imaging systems department based in Burbank, CA. As the Capture and Imaging Systems team for the MSG Sphere projects, we strive to create world-class content at an unprecedented scale on the largest LED screens ever made.
The Image Scientist works in close coordination with the Capture and Imaging Systems, post-production and capture departments to automate, optimize and accelerate stitching, develop an image sensor pipeline, image enhancement tools, and ensure exceptional image quality on MSG’s capture systems. Candidates must have experience working on content creation imaging pipelines for capture and post-production workflows.
The Capture and Imaging Systems team is tasked with creating and maintaining hardware and software tools for preview, capture, ingest, transcode, color science, review, QC, and final delivery. Within this scope, the Image Scientist will be focused on improving captured image quality and automating processes leading up to final output and display.
The resolution, field of view, and sheer scale of the Sphere venues means that the image quality for Sphere content creation is critical. The Image Scientist must be able to work closely with internal users, external vendors, iterate quickly, prioritize, and build tools that can be scaled to meet the production quality requirement for MSG Sphere.
Specific Functions/Activities Summary
- Perform image sensor and lens metrology
- Develop image sensor and optical correction algorithms
- Develop image statistics and QC analysis algorithms
- Image compression debug and analysis
- Design and develop de-mosaicking algorithms
- Analyze image sensor colorimetry and develop optimized color science
- Optimize algorithms for GPU and FPGA platforms
- Develop filtering, sampling and stabilization algorithms
- Analyze and determine system standards and test procedures
- Review invention disclosures for developed algorithms and work with patent attorneys to secure intellectual property
- Guide the creation of new image quality metrics, evaluation procedures, and inventing novel image processing systems and methods.
- Develop computer vision tools for image processing, feature extraction, object detection, classification, tracking, segmentation, camera calibration, optical flow, stereo, and structure from motion
- Design and implement multi-camera and sensor fusion algorithms
Skills & Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Imaging Science, Master’s degree preferred
- 8 years of experience in cinema quality, high resolution imaging and image sensor processing
- Experience with image sensor processing algorithms
- Experience with optical correction algorithms
- Experience with filtering, sampling, scaling and stabilization algorithms
- Experience and understanding of color science
- Experience in multi-camera array stitching
- Broad grounding in image quality fundamentals and theory, including optics, image sensors, camera systems, lighting, and display technologies
- Solid experience in image processing and computer vision
- Experience with image and video quality analysis
- Experience in GPU acceleration
- Some experience with deep learning and machine learning
- Knowledge in computer vision related topics including but not limited to segmentation, 3D perception (image, point cloud), and spatial-temporal analysis.
- Experience with OpenCV and similar modern computer vision libraries
- In-depth knowledge of modern deep learning techniques for image processing
- Familiar with one of the deep learning frameworks, Tensorflow, Pytorch or MXNet
- Thorough understanding of RAW data packing and compression algorithms
- Strong Python, Matlab, and C++ experience
- Able to work in Burbank, CA
- Ability to travel and work with external vendors (5%)
- Ability to travel to a production location/set on occasion (5%)
At the time of this posting, the MSG Sphere studio is operating in accordance with local guidance on safe Covid-19 regulations. As such, a remote work-from-home onboarding to MSG Sphere work is likely. While the studio technology team will support remote work, MSG is seeking applicants local to Los Angeles with the eventual expectation of working on site in our Burbank location.
Education
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Imaging Science, Master’s degree preferred
How to Apply
Apply via MSG Entertainment Careers here
MSG Sphere is a part of Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.
About the Company
With MSG Sphere, we are creating an entirely new medium that will deliver immersive entertainment experiences at an unparalleled scale. Beyond a venue, Sphere is a multi-sensory platform with experiential technology programming directly to your senses. You will see in ways never imagined, hear with every fiber of your being, and experience like never before. To deliver on this promise, we are building the largest immersive venue in the world, MSG Sphere at The Venetian in Las Vegas, with a second Sphere venue planned for London, pending necessary approvals.
To create immersive experiences, and content unique to Sphere, we are growing our full stack creative, experience, design, production and engineering team across our Burbank studio in Los Angeles and Ventures headquarters in New York.
Visionaries Wanted
Join the team creating the future of live entertainment.