SiMa.ai · 3 hours ago
Principal AI/ML Field Applications Engineer (AI2437)
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $240K/yr
12+ years expSiMa.ai is a company focused on enabling Physical AI solutions, and they are seeking a Principal AI/ML Field Applications Engineer to engage with customers and partners. The role involves driving customer engagements, providing training on the SiMa.ai platform, and contributing to product evaluations and solution development.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Embedded SystemsMachine LearningSemiconductorSoftware
Hiring Manager
Lakshmi Tankasala
Responsibilities
Engage with North America customers and Partners for enabling them to design Physical AI solutions developed with SiMa.ai platform
Drive customer engagements by assisting Sales in technical presentations and securing design wins
Bring up and train customers on SiMa.ai development platform and provide guidance on system design
Track customer interactions, ensuring follow-ups and effective communication
Responsible for technical deep dive training customers and Partners on SiMa.ai SDK and Solutions
Contribute to SoW for customer projects on a need basis
Work with other AEs and engineering team for Product evaluation, solution development and deployment, and solution porting. This includes AI Models selection, performance evaluation, creating end-to-end applications, debugging and deployment
Guide and support in reviewing existing architecture, proposing alternatives, creating minimum viable solution quickly for demonstration and then scale up to create complete solution
Study market vertical trends and create compelling demos/solutions for relevant markets such as Drones/UAV, Robotics, Conversation AI etc
Represent SiMa.ai in industry events/conferences, roadshows
Keep informed of emerging trends in Embedded Edge/Physical AI markets and ML needs, mapping them to SiMa.ai’s MLSoC
Gather and relay customer feedback to Product Management for product improvements
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science/Electronics engineering with 12 to 15 years of relevant experience
Demonstrated experience in ML and Computer vision applications development and best practices
Experience in C++/Python/GStreamer, Device Drivers, SDK and debugging embedded systems
Experience in deep learning frameworks (Onnx, TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.)
Demonstrated proficiency in Solution development for ARM based SoC with features such as PCIe, MIPI, Ethernet, Video etc
Experience in board bring-up, debug and key considerations for system level solution development
Demonstrated experience with software development in a Linux environment
Preferred
System/Solution Architecture (HW + SW + Edge AI) experience with any of the Edge AI platforms and AI accelerators
Prior experience in customer-facing roles such as Application/Field Application Engineering
Experience with AI/ML, Conversational AI, and LLM based applications
Willing to travel ~50% of the time
Company
SiMa.ai
SiMa.ai is a developer of machine learning technology to deliver a software-centric platform.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$355MKey Investors
Maverick CapitalMSD PartnersFidelity
2025-08-01Series C· $85M
2024-04-04Series B· $70M
2023-06-13Series B· $13M
Leadership Team
Krishna Rangasayee
Founder and CEO
Alvin K. Wong
Vice President - Product Management
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