Speech Research Scientist (TTS)

Role: Speech Research Scientist (TTS)Location: Manchester, UK (Hybrid)About the jobCan you see yourself revolutionising the Agentic AI industry? We are a multi-award-winning AI and SaaS provider based in Manchester, dedicated to boosting productivity and efficiency across our global customer base spanning five continents. As a TTS Research Scientist, you will be instrumental in giving our agents a natural, human-like voice.This role offers a world-class research environment: you will work alongside like-minded research scientists, supported by our specialist in-house Data Annotation team. This enables you to move beyond public datasets and curate bespoke, high-quality data for custom model training. While your primary focus is real-time and multilingual TTS, we foster a cross-functional culture where you can also contribute to Speech Recognition projects, developing a holistic understanding of the full AI Agent lifecycle.ResponsibilitiesResearch and develop state-of-the-art, high-fidelity, low-latency TTS systems, with a focus on naturalness, prosody, and emotion. Develop voice cloning techniques for personalised agent experiences.Pair with junior team members to drive research goals and foster collaborative learning.Contribute to original research, publish papers, and represent the company at global AI conferences.Maintain steady biweekly progress within our sprint-based research environment.Write clear and concise technical documentation and research papers.RequirementsPhD in Computer Science, Speech & Signal Processing, or a related field. Alternatively, an MSc and 2+ years of commercial or academic research experience in Speech or LLMs.Deep understanding of Generative AI, Neural Networks, and modern LLM architectures.Expert-level proficiency in Python and PyTorch.Proven ability to conduct independent research with minimal supervision.Strong oral and written communication skills.