Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Convert customer evaluations into design wins by porting workloads to the Quadric Chimera GPNPU, optimizing for latency and accuracy across automotive, industrial, and embedded systems.
Role type
Senior Field Deployed Engineer (Edge AI/Silicon)
Builds
Custom kernels, SDK skills, porting playbooks, and agentic FDE tooling for the Chimera GPNPU.
Domain
Edge AI, Neural Processing Units (NPU), Embedded Systems, Automotive, Industrial Robotics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
C++, Python, Systems-level performance intuition, Custom kernel development, Compiler tooling, Model quantization, Embedded SoC experience
Preferred skills
Prior FAE/FDE experience, Agentic dev tooling familiarity, NPU/edge-AI IP background, Inference-focused startup experience, Technical trading arms experience
Technologies
Quadric Chimera GPNPU, Claude Code, MCP, C++, Python
Responsibilities
Convert 2–3 active customer evaluations into committed design wins, Port customer workloads onto Chimera (architect, adapt, profile, write custom kernels), Debug failures and hit benchmark targets with customer engineering teams, Codify reusable assets (SDK skills, playbooks) for future engagements, Partner with internal engineering to relay customer learnings and shape roadmap
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
