Principal Embedded AI Architect

Bay Area, CA (Hybrid)

$250,000 - $340,000 + Bonuses

A pioneering edge AI semiconductor company is seeking a Principal Embedded AI Architect to design and optimize embedded AI software systems for ultra-low-power hardware platforms.

This role is ideal for a highly technical architect or principal engineer with strong embedded systems expertise and hands-on experience deploying AI workloads onto constrained edge devices.

What You’ll Do

• Architect embedded AI deployment pipelines and inference runtimes
• Design scalable embedded software frameworks
• Optimize AI models for latency, memory, and power constraints
• Support BSP, RTOS, firmware, and hardware bring-up activities
• Collaborate with silicon, firmware, and AI teams on hardware/software co-design
• Mentor engineers and lead technical design reviews

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years embedded software or systems engineering experience
• Expert Embedded C/C++ skills
• Strong RTOS experience (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or similar)
• Experience deploying AI/ML models on embedded hardware
• Strong debugging and low-level systems expertise
• Knowledge of TensorFlow Lite, ONNX, and edge inference optimization
• Experience with ARM Cortex or RISC-V platforms

Nice to Have

• TFLite Micro
• TVM / Edge Impulse
• Yocto / Buildroot
• AI accelerators / NPUs
• Sensor fusion or low-power AI systems
• Semiconductor or edge AI industry background

Take the next step in your career and apply today!

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