Qualcomm · 2 months ago
Sr. Staff Engineer, Machine Learning Engineering (Quantization SW)
San Diego, California, United States of America
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$178K/yr - $268K/yr
4+ years expQualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a leading mobile computing platform provider focused on advancing Gen AI Technology for the Edge. They are seeking a Sr. Staff Engineer in Machine Learning Engineering to work in a dynamic research environment, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to architect, design, develop, and test model optimization techniques.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AISoftwareTelecommunicationsWireless
Responsibilities
Work in a dynamic research environment
Be part of a multi-disciplinary team of researchers and software engineers who work with cutting edge AI frameworks and tools
Architect, design, develop and test model optimization techniques that include - but are not limited to - graph optimization, pruning and quantization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
Strong theoretical background and proven hands-on experience with enabling on-device AI using modern software engineering best practices
Preferred
Strong Software Engineering/Development skills combined with a solid foundation in AI and general ML techniques
Proven hands-on experience evaluating and optimizing Generative AI workflows for accuracy, performance, and other key metrics
Prior experience with ML model optimization frameworks and a familiarity with applying techniques such as quantization, pruning etc
Knowledge of neural networks, with hands-on experience using ML frameworks such as PyTorch, ONNX etc
Strong Python design and implementation skills
Strong general analytical and debugging skills
Prior experience working in agile environments
Prior experience in collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams across time zones
Strong leadership skills as a mentor, team player, communicator and presenter
Experience deploying GenAI LLM/LVM models on edge devices
Prior experience with model quantization, profiling and running models on edge devices
Prior experience with frameworks like Huggingface Optimum, ONNX runtime and OpenVino
Proven hands-on experience establishing a high-quality software delivery process using industry best-practices (code review, CI/CD, automation, etc.) is a plus
Benefits
Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
Annual RSU grants
Highly competitive benefits package
Company
Qualcomm
Qualcomm designs wireless technologies and semiconductors that power connectivity, communication, and smart devices.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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