AI/ML Compiler Engineer

NXP Semiconductors 

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions that leverage its leading RF, Analog, Power Management, Interface, Security and Digital Processing expertise. These innovations are used in a wide range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications. A global semiconductor company with operations in more than 35 countries, over 45.000 employees and a revenue of over $10 billion. 

Department 

Are you excited about the latest developments in AI, and you are ready for a new challenge working on AI compiler technologies? Do you want to contribute to “real world” applications and gain experience in the development of innovative ideas? Then join the growing “AI IP and Solutions” Department at NXP.

As a member of the ACE (“AI and Chip Engineering”) organization, you’ll join NXP’s team of specialists to lay the groundwork for product innovation and engineering. Teams within the ACE organization supply the company with the advanced ideas and solutions for products that sense, think, connect, and act – while always collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to meet customer objectives. This role gives you opportunity to enable NXP’s colleagues, customers, and partners to create breakthroughs in Edge AI that advance the world.  

The work is performed in the MLIR-Compiler Team, embedded in NXP’s global AI-activities. The “AI IP and Solutions” team is the partner of business lines to identify, develop, benchmark, and enable disruptive Edge AI solutions on NXP-systems. You will be part of an exciting community that works on state-of-the-art technology and beyond. 

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and develop next generation compiler technology for AI/ML-workloads

• Align NXP business line requirements and identify their commonalities for AI/ML-compiler technology

• Analyze, adapt and extend the compilation flow of AI/ML-compiler frameworks such as MLIR IREE and the like with respect to identified requirements

• Develop the integration of custom Neural Processing Units (NPUs) into AI/ML-compiler frameworks.

• Align the integration of the developed, adapted, and extended compiler frameworks into NXP’s AI tooling.

• Communicate and continuously align the development with business line interests and needs

• Methodological approach for keeping track of state-of-the-art in the relevant fields 

• Strong interaction with NXP partners in business lines and central organizations

Your Profile and required competencies 

• University degree: PhD in Computer with significant exposure/involvement with Machine Learning, Edge AI, and Embedded Systems

• 1+ years of experience in software and hardware engineering in the industry using standard development tools (e.g., git, bitbucket, unit test driven development, using CI/CD, docker, etc.) 

• Excellent track record of peer-reviewed publications and contributions to embedded machine learning and Edge AI including hardware/software/algo-co-design

• Strong experience on neural processing unit (NPU) design and AI/ML-enabled dedicated processor architecture

• Very strong programming skills in C++ and Python

• Affinity and experience with embedded processors, software, and machine learning accelerators 

• Broad experience with Operating systems GNU/Linux, embedded systems, development boards 

• Capability to work independently and accurately paired with strong critical and analytical thinking

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