Machine Learning Specialist

Freelance | NLP / Speech specialist | Brussels, Belgium

Our client is a leader in the machinery sector, embracing advanced AI and speech technologies to enhance machine-human interaction and operational intelligence. They are seeking an experienced NLP / Speech Specialist to develop and optimize speech recognition and processing models integral to their innovative machinery systems.

Job Description:

We are looking for a skilled NLP / Speech Specialist to design, implement, and fine-tune speech and audio processing models. The role involves working on speech data management, model training pipelines. Experience in machine learning pipelines and a research-oriented mindset is highly valued.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and optimize speech recognition and processing models, including NLP architectures.
• Build and maintain training and evaluation pipelines for speech-related ML models.
• Manage, clean, and preprocess speech datasets to ensure quality and consistency.
• Collaborate with AI engineers, data scientists, and domain experts to integrate speech models into machinery systems.
• Monitor model performance and implement iterative improvements based on testing and user feedback.
• Participate in research to explore new speech processing techniques and machine learning advancements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computational Linguistics, AI, or related fields.
• Proven experience with speech recognition, audio processing, or natural language processing models.
• Strong understanding of NLPs and other relevant neural network architectures.
• Experience with speech datasets, feature extraction, and data augmentation techniques.
• Familiarity with common speech processing toolkits (e.g., Kaldi, ESPnet) is a plus.
• Research experience or publication record in speech or audio processing is advantageous.