Forward Deployed AI Research Scientist
Core
Forward-deployed AI Research Scientist bridging customer/partner needs with internal engineering to build and evaluate applied AI systems for compute, systems, and hardware workflows.
Role type
Senior IC applied AI research scientist (technical strategy & prototyping)
Builds
Prototypes and evaluation frameworks for agentic workflows, code generation, debugging, and optimization in engineering environments
Domain
Semiconductor, datacenter, AI infrastructure, high-performance computing
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Applied AI research, modern generative AI/LLMs, agents, tool use, retrieval, post-training, evaluation design, Python, ML frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow), systems programming, technical strategy
Preferred skills
GPU systems, CPU performance, compilers, distributed training/inference, hardware/software co-design, benchmark design, publications, open-source contributions
Technologies
Python, PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, LLMs, agentic systems, compilers, simulators
Responsibilities
Identify high-value AI opportunities in engineering workflows; Translate customer/partner needs into research questions and prototype paths; Prototype and evaluate modern AI methods for engineering tasks; Define metrics, evals, and acceptance criteria for AI-assisted workflows; Build technical narratives and decision materials for senior stakeholders; Mentor teams on practical AI methods and experimentation quality
