Senior Software Engineer - Machine Learning

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, API, Effective communication skills, Git, JavaScript, Leadership Skill, Machine learning techniques, Node.js, PyTorch, TensorFlow

Job Description

• Contribute to eIQ® Core including a wide range of popular open-source Machine Learning frameworks and inference engines such as TensorFlow Lite, ONNX Runtime, Arm NN, Glow or TVM, and NXP's proprietary inference engine DeepViewRT.
• Contribute to eIQ® Toolkit – a desktop-based environment for training, optimization, validation, profiling, and other tasks helping users develop and develop their machine learning models.
• Work with a globally distributed R&D team across multiple countries to design, develop and release eIQ Machine Learning software and collaborate with other functional groups such as Hardware designers, Systems Engineering, or Customer Support teams.
• Contribute to the enablement of next-generation Machine Learning SW/HW and implement proofs-of-concept enabling the latest technologies and innovations.
• Daily interaction with international colleagues across multiple functional groups. Work with the latest technologies in an awarded team to release a large portfolio of machine learning libraries, frameworks, and tools!

Machine Learning SW R&D team (MLTEC)

• MLTEC – Machine Learning Technology Engineering Center, part of Business Line Secure Connected Edge / Advanced Enablement
• A fresh, but well-established team working together for 3+ years responsible for a wide range of Machine Learning SW products being deployed on the complete NXP HW portfolio.
• Distributed across multiple countries – US (Austin, Texas), Romania, China with leadership in the US and cooperating with multiple international teams in France, Netherlands and others. Daily communication in English with other teams and inside the local team.
• The local team currently has 13 team members ranging from juniors to senior experts.

The team is responsible for the following:

• Enablement of machine learning drivers and inference engines on ARM-based microprocessors (MPU) and microcontrollers (MCU)
• Development of machine learning tooling for training, optimizing and deploying neural network models on MPUs and MCUs
• Design, requirement specification, and product ownership of eIQ Machine Learning software (http://www.nxp.com/eiq)
• Contributing to open-source communities such as TensorFlow or other software used on NXP devices
• Investigating, prototyping, and enabling the latest innovations in AI and ML
• Supporting important customers to fully leverage NXP’s machine learning solutions
• HW/SW co-design of a neural network accelerator IP (https://www.nxp.com/applications/enabling-technologies/ai-and-machine-learning/eiq-neutron-npu:EIQ-NEUTRON-NPU)

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Looking For

• Master’s, Bachelor’s, or Doctoral degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology
• Machine learning/AI and/or multimedia (computer vision, audio, image processing …) experience
• Experience with Python, C/C++
• Curious and innovative thinking
• Responsible approach to meeting goals and software deliverables
• English language (spoken and written)
• Communication and project ownership skills

Experience with any of the following is considered a plus:

• TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar popular open-source framework – either for training enabling our tooling portfolio or runtime running on our MCU and MPU devices
• Understanding of version control software (preferably GIT), continuous integration, and similar software engineering technologies
• Linux, preferably in an embedded microprocessor environment such as RPi
• Experience with low-level microcontrollers or microprocessors with ARM architecture
• Node.js/javascript and related technologies
• Experience with micro/web service and API development

We Offer

• Work in awarded, dynamic, and growing team with an emphasis on a friendly and collaborative environment
• Be one of the first to evaluate and work with new technologies and innovations in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence
• Participate in the definition of roadmaps and become a key influencer in strategy decisions
• Opportunity for further personal and career growth within the team and technical expertise
• Collaboration within the international teams, to meet various experts, to present your work, travel opportunities
• Stable S&P500 company focused on growth and innovation – see NXPI stock.
• Interesting benefits include a free-to-use 3D printer, team buildings in premium resorts, or a pension plan
• Reward system benefiting work performance
• Flexible work arrangement supported by home office use