Lead Embedded Engineer

Efficient’s Lead Embedded Engineer will own the technical direction of our embedded team, guiding application and firmware development for the world’s most energy-efficient programmable processor. They will collaborate across all teams, gathering requirements and information to successfully bring up new silicon. Further, they will work closely with the compiler team to implement customer requirements and build optimized libraries and firmware. This position is a unique opportunity to develop applications for cutting-edge hardware as part of a highly interdisciplinary team, helping to demonstrate the value of Efficient’s breakthrough technology.  If you are an engineer who wants to play an integral role on an intensely skilled team and wants to have an immediate impact building the next generation of energy-efficient embedded applications, this is for you!

Key responsibilities

• Own the technical direction of the embedded team by:
  • Architecting software and firmware systems
  • Setting technical sprint and epic goals
  • Mentoring and unblocking junior engineers
• Develop embedded applications for Efficient’s processor using customer requirements, specifications, and existing code
• Develop a board support package(BSP) for Efficient’s processor and maintain a set of standard libraries
• Build out Efficient’s software ecosystem, including optimized libraries for embedded TinyML, standard DSP kernels, and other common operations
• Work on the bring-up and characterization of a new processor by:
  • Helping to write chip documentation
  • Optimizing code to efficiently target the processor
  • Working with customers to understand how their code performs
  • Profiling the power consumption of application code
• Work closely with compiler team to test and refine compiler feature set

Required qualifications & experience

• Must be an excellent embedded engineer with 5+ years of post-graduate experience OR similar experience with a PhD
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering or related field required; Master’s degree or PhD preferred
• Deep knowledge of at least one embedded platform, such asMSP430, STM32, Ambiq Apollo, PIC32, or similar
• 5+ years of experience with C and/or C++
• Experience developing and deploying sophisticated application sunder resource constraints
• Experience using non-standard build environments and compiler toolchains, especially for embedded systems
• Experience using industry standard development and debugging tools for embedded development
• Strong attention to detail, good work ethic, ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, and good communication skills
• Good problem-solving skills; ability to develop solutions and ideas when faced with problems or issues

Desired qualifications & experience

• Experience building TinyML models and deploying models under severe resource constraints (e.g. limited memory)
• Experience bringing up new silicon or working on new silicon
• Experience writing optimized BLAS and DSP kernels
• Experience with compiler development, including LLVM and/or MLIR
• Experience with PCB board design using industry standard CAD tools like Altium or similar
• Knowledge of computer architecture
• Work performed for government contract customers may at times require U.S. citizenship

Efficient offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including 401K match, company-paid benefits, equity program, paid parental leave, flexibility, and more!  We are committed to personal and professional development and strive to grow together as people and as a company.