Principal Applications Engineer, Physical AI (AI2459)
SiMa.aiSan Jose, California, United States
Posted December 3, 2025
220000 - 296400 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
SiMa.ai is a software-centric company specializing in embedded edge machine learning systems-on-chip (MLSoC) and Modalix products. The company offers a ONE Platform for Edge AI that supports various frameworks, networks, models, sensors, and modalities, delivering tenfold increases in performance and energy efficiency for applications ranging from computer vision to generative AI. SiMa.ai enables customers across industrial manufacturing, retail, aerospace, defense, agriculture, and healthcare to innovate at the edge with new revenue streams and cost savings.
Job Description
The Principal Applications Engineer will play a key role in enabling customer success with our advanced Physical AI System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions. This position is responsible for providing technical leadership across customer proof-of-concept (PoC) initiatives, managing technical evaluations, troubleshooting software and system-level challenges, and driving successful execution of customer programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- 5–10+ years of experience in applications engineering, embedded systems engineering, or solutions engineering within a semiconductor or embedded systems environment.
- Strong proficiency with embedded software development (e.g., embedded Linux, RTOS environments, firmware, drivers).
- Experience with AI/ML model deployment, runtime optimizations, or AI acceleration frameworks.
- Competency in C/C++ and Python, with the ability to diagnose issues spanning software, firmware, and system layers.
- Demonstrated experience interfacing with customers in a technical capacity.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Benefits
- Annual salary ranging from $220,000 - $296,400
- Other benefits not specified
