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AI/Machine Learning Engineer (Embedded Systems, Inference Efficiency)

Markham, Ontario, CanadaFull-time$114k–$164k2026-09-17 → 2026-11-10

Core

Conduct advanced research on model efficiency, compression, and ML system optimization to enable efficient on-device inference for Qualcomm AI accelerators.

Role type

Senior IC machine learning engineer (embedded systems, inference efficiency)

Builds

Low-power AI solutions and production-ready model deployment for Qualcomm AI accelerators

Domain

Semiconductor / Embedded AI / Hardware-Software Co-design

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Neural network architecture design, model compression (quantization, pruning, knowledge distillation), compiler stack optimization (graph transformation, tiling, scheduling), ML system optimization, ML framework programming, model development pipelines (training, fine-tuning, evaluation)

Preferred skills

PhD in CS/EE or MS with AI research, publications in top-tier ML venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR), on-device model deployment experience, experience with AI hardware accelerators

Technologies

ML frameworks, Qualcomm AI accelerators, compiler stacks

Responsibilities

Design efficient architectures and optimize compilers for AI accelerators, prototype software-hardware co-design solutions, collaborate with hardware and modeling teams to convert research into production solutions, influence future accelerator features

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC