Edge AI Engineer: Spatial Intelligence & Local Maps

Huawei Technologies Research & Development (UK) Ltd; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Huawei Research and Development UK Limited seeks an AI Engineer (Spatial Intelligence) to bridge environmental sensing and on-device Personal Intelligence. You will develop foundation models enabling consumer devices to understand their surroundings and access local data.

This role places you at the forefront of edge-AI-powered maps. The position involves deploying multimodal models, building spatial data pipelines, and delivering demos to validate concepts and model capabilities.

Qualifications

• AI & ML: Strong experience working with LLMs, foundation models, or multimodal AI architectures.
• Data: Solid understanding of geospatial data, vector embeddings, or semantic search.
• Edge Computing: Familiarity with running models under local hardware constraints (e.g., ONNX, TensorRT, CoreML).
• Programming: Advanced skills in orchestration frameworks such as: Pydantic AI, AutoGen, or LangGraph.
• Education: Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Foundation Models Optimization: Deploy and fine-tune multimodal models for consumer-grade edge hardware and highly specialized use cases.
• Spatial Systems: Build prototypes to translate geospatial data into structured formats optimized for LLM reasoning.
• Vector Search: Design high-performance data retrieval solutions optimized for distributed spatial and geographic data.
• Thematic Mapping: Create data pipelines to enrich traditional mapping systems with real-time semantic context.
• Demo Development: Produce fully functional solution to demonstrate viability of concepts or new model abilities.

Skills

AI & ML

Geospatial data

Edge computing

LLMs & Foundation models

Orchestration frameworks

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

ONNX

TensorRT

CoreML

Job description

Huawei Research and Development UK Limited seeks an AI Engineer (Spatial Intelligence) to bridge environmental sensing and on-device Personal Intelligence. You will develop foundation models enabling consumer devices to understand their surroundings and access local data.

This role places you at the forefront of edge-AI-powered maps. The position involves deploying multimodal models, building spatial data pipelines, and delivering demos to validate concepts and model capabilities.