Sr. Principal SW Engineer, DSP and Algorithms (AI2467)

Job Title: Sr. Principal SW Engineer, DSP and Algorithms

Location: San Jose, CA (full-time, on-site presence in our San Jose, CA office)

Job ID: AI2467

Responsibilities

• Help implement customer processing pipelines that include Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) and Large Multimodal Models (LMM) for audio and video applications.
• Architect, design, and implement audio and video processing functions (APIs) for ML applications using on‑chip vector DSP and ARM NEON processors.
• Design and implement Python reference processing modules.
• Design and implement GStreamer algorithm plugins for applications.
• Measure accuracy and throughput of processing modules and optimize performance and accuracy to meet requirements.
• Work with chip hardware team to define next‑generation algorithmic compute blocks.

Key Requirements

• BS/MS in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science with 15+ years of experience developing system software for complex vision, audio, image, or video processing applications.
• Strong knowledge of DSP, image, audio, video, and computer vision algorithms and frameworks, including common libraries such as OpenCV and OpenCL.
• Proficient in C, C++, and Python in a Linux environment.
• Experience with DSPs, GPGPUs, SIMD or VLIW instruction sets such as ARM Neon, TI DSP, or vision processors like Cadence Tensilica, CEVA, RISC‑V, Xilinx Versal, etc.
• Strong mathematical foundation in algorithms, DSP, and deep learning.
• History of optimizing algorithms to align with hardware platform capabilities, both for processing and memory transfer performance.
• Experience with 2D and 3D DMA programming and performance tuning.
• 2+ years of experience bringing up SoCs from scratch is a plus.

Personal Attributes

Can‑do attitude, strong team player, curious, creative, and good at solving problems. Execution and results oriented, self‑driven, thinks big, highly accountable. Good communication skills.

Salary

The annual salary for this position ranges from $240,000 to $317,200, adjusted based on skills, experience, and market.

EEO Statement

SiMa is an equal‑opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification.