Full-time | Yerevan, Armenia (On-site / Remote / Relocation Option)

About Saima Inc.
Saima Inc. is a U.S.-based deep-tech Voice AI company developing Hecttor (www.hecttor.ai), a real-time voice intelligence platform that makes human and AI voice communication clearer, more intelligible, and more reliable.
Hecttor develops proprietary technologies across speech enhancement, noise cancellation, bandwidth extension, speech reconstruction, and real-time audio processing, serving use cases across contact centers, Voice AI, telecommunications, and mission-critical communications. Saima holds three granted U.S. patents, with its core AI research and engineering team based
in Yerevan, Armenia.

Role Overview
We are looking for a Senior AI Researcher specializing in speech and audio processing to lead research and help advance our audio AI technologies.
This is a research-focused role for someone with deep experience in machine learning, speech and audio processing, and signal processing.
You will help define research priorities, run experiments, evaluate new methods, and stay closely connected to the latest developments in academia and industry. You will also work with engineering teams to bring successful research into real products.

Key Responsibilities
● Lead research projects in speech, audio, and machine learning.
● Explore and develop new approaches for improving speech and audio models.
● Define research directions and identify promising areas for innovation.
● Collaborate with AI engineers to move successful research into production.
● Share knowledge and support the technical growth of the team.

Ideal Background
● Extensive experience in speech processing, audio AI, machine learning, signal processing, or related fields.
● Deep understanding of machine learning for speech and audio.
● Proven experience leading research projects and developing new ideas.
● Strong understanding of acoustics, signal processing, and real-world audio problems.
● A strong publication record in relevant research areas is highly valued.
● PhD or equivalent research experience in a relevant field is highly valued.

Contacts:
Mat, CEO - mat@hecttor.ai, +37499111623 (whatsapp)
Narek, CTO - narek@hecttor.ai +37477877466 (whatsapp)