Field Applications Engineer

InspireSemi Applications Engineer

At InspireSemi, we're revolutionizing high-performance computing. Our groundbreaking architecture packs thousands of 64-bit CPU cores onto a single chip, all seamlessly connected. We're driven by a mission to make high performance computing more accessible, energy-efficient, and easier for developers to harness. Ready to make a real impact? Join our passionate team!

We're looking for a talented and driven Applications Engineer to help our customers deploy and optimize their software on our new accelerated computing platform. In this high-impact role, you will be a key technical resource, applying your programming and performance tuning skills to a wide range of cutting-edge HPC-AI workloads.

What You'll Do:

• Serve as the primary technical expert during pre-sales engagements, guiding customers through the deployment, porting, and optimization of HPC and AI workloads on the Thunderbird "supercomputer cluster-on-a-chip" platform.
• Articulate the architectural advantages of Thunderbird and act as the first line of technical support to maximize workload performance.
• Translate customer-facing application bottlenecks, workload profiles, and functional requirements into actionable specifications for internal hardware and software engineering teams.
• Develop high-impact technical assets, including proof-of-concept demos, application notes, whitepapers, and benchmarking guides, to accelerate customer onboarding.
• Design and deliver technical training programs for the direct sales organization, field engineers, and channel partners.
• Collaborate with research and hardware design teams to develop, validate, and refine performance models for next-generation accelerated computing platforms.
• Establish deep, trusted technical partnerships with engineering leads, software architects, and technical executives across strategic focus accounts.
• Build seamless cross-functional bridges with internal engineering, product, and sales teams to drive rapid issue resolution and alignment.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with development in one or more HPC-AI application domains.
• Excellent C/C++ programming skills; proficiency in Fortran is a plus.
• Working knowledge of Linux.
• Ability to measure and profile HPC-AI application-level performance at the node level.
• Working understanding of OpenMP, MPI, or related parallel programming models.
• Strong problem-solving abilities with the ability to analyze complex data and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical information clearly to technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel as necessary and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Bonus Points:

• Experience with competitive performance analysis.
• Experience with graph analytics or other compute-intensive workloads.

If you're excited about pushing the boundaries of computing and working on truly innovative technology in a rewarding environment, we'd love to hear from you!