HP IQ · 2 months ago
Senior Machine Learning Researcher, On-Device Optimization
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$150K/yr - $250K/yr
2+ years expHP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab focused on building intelligent technologies. The Senior Machine Learning Researcher will advance on-device AI optimization through applied research and product development, working on model compression techniques and collaborating with engineers to integrate AI models into applications.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Research and implement model compression techniques including quantization, low-rank factorization, distillation, and pruning
Develop methods to deploy SOTA transformer and vision models on-device under hardware constraints
Lead investigations into hardware-aware training strategies to optimize latency, throughput, and memory usage
Collaborate with software engineers and system architects to integrate models into AI companion apps
Evaluate and benchmark different frameworks and quantization strategies (e.g., AWQ, GPTQ, SmoothQuant)
Qualification
Required
2+ years of industry or applied research experience
Strong background in model optimization for edge computing or mobile/embedded deployment
Familiarity with PyTorch, ONNX, TensorRT, OpenVINO, QNN, or Llama.cpp
Understanding of tradeoffs in asymmetric/symmetric quantization, calibration methods, and inference tuning
Preferred
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with focus on efficient ML, systems ML, or compiler design for ML
Experience publishing at top ML/Systems conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, MLSys)
Familiarity with embedded ML for consumer devices
GPU and system-level profiling tools (e.g., CUDA, nvprof, perf)
Contributions to open-source ML optimization frameworks
Benefits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Long term/short term disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Life insurance
Generous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
11 paid holidays
Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)
Company
HP IQ
HP IQ (formerly Humane) is HP’s new AI innovation lab focused on building an intelligent ecosystem across HP’s products and services for the future of work.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase