Principal Firmware Engineer, AI Compute Kernels

onsemi • Waterloo, ON

9d

About The Position

We are looking for a Principal Firmware Engineer to lead the integration and control of our next-generation AI accelerators. As our products evolve to include dedicated neural network hardware, the challenge shifts from pure algorithm implementation to complex hardware orchestration. This role is about more than just writing kernels; it’s about defining the firmware layer that sits between high-level AI frameworks and our custom silicon. You will be responsible for how our DSPs manage, schedule, and feed data to these accelerators. We need a veteran who can look at a PyTorch model and determine the best way to tile memory, manage DMA transfers, and synchronize processing to ensure we hit our ultra-low-power targets while maximizing throughput. You will also be the primary technical voice influencing our future hardware specs to ensure our accelerators are actually "firmware-friendly."

Requirements

• Experience in firmware development for AI accelerators.
• Ability to define firmware layers between AI frameworks and custom silicon.
• Proficiency in managing, scheduling, and feeding data to accelerators using DSPs.
• Expertise in memory tiling, DMA transfer management, and processing synchronization.
• Understanding of ultra-low-power targets and throughput maximization.
• Ability to influence hardware specifications.
• Experience with PyTorch models.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integration and control of next-generation AI accelerators.
• Define the firmware layer between high-level AI frameworks and custom silicon.
• Manage, schedule, and feed data to accelerators using DSPs.
• Determine optimal memory tiling, DMA transfer management, and processing synchronization for ultra-low-power targets and maximized throughput.
• Influence future hardware specifications to ensure accelerators are firmware-friendly.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work on disruptive innovations.
• Focus on automotive and industrial end-markets.
• Accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure.
• Highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio.
• Intelligent power and sensing technologies.
• Creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.
• Positive recruitment experience.
• Great place to work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed