Edge AI Research Engineer – Real-World Sensing

AI4I Opens Two International; Piemonte; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to AI4I computing infra

International research collaborations

Research and publication opportunities

Mobility and conference support

Job summary

AI4I's Edge AI & Intelligent Sensing Laboratory in Turin, Italy, seeks two Research Engineers / Research Fellows to advance intelligent sensing and edge AI on resource-constrained devices.

You will work with Prof. Michele Magno and the EIS team on ML for edge applications, embedded platforms (MCUs/NPUs/FPGAs), and novel sensing modalities, with a strong emphasis on real-world deployment and industrial relevance.

Qualifications

• MSc degree in Electronic Engineering or a closely related field.
• Strong programming skills in Python, C/C++, or similar languages.
• Practical experience with ML/DL frameworks, particularly PyTorch.
• Strong interest in Edge AI, embedded intelligence, sensing, computer vision, or related areas.
• Hands-on experimental attitude and the ability to build, test, debug, and evaluate real systems.
• Strong written and spoken English.
• Candidates may have 1–3 years of relevant research or industrial R&D experience, or may be excellent recent MSc graduates.
• For recent graduates, evidence of research or technical ability may include a high-quality MSc thesis, research or industrial internship, period abroad, publications, open-source contributions, or significant technical projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate machine learning and deep learning methods for edge and embedded applications.
• Work with embedded platforms, edge accelerators, MCUs, NPUs, FPGAs, or other specialized computing hardware.
• Integrate AI algorithms with novel intelligent sensing technologies, including event-based cameras, depth cameras, radars, and other emerging sensing modalities.
• Develop and experimentally evaluate prototypes toward high-TRL solutions, with a strong focus on real-world deployment and industrial relevance, across applications such as robotics, wearables, automotive, and industrial systems.
• Contribute to scientific publications, research prototypes, open-source software, and collaborations with academic and industrial partners.

Skills

Python

C/C++

PyTorch

English

Education

MSc in Electronic Engineering or related field

Tools

MCUs

NPUs

FPGAs

GPUs

edge AI accelerators

Job description

AI4I's Edge AI & Intelligent Sensing Laboratory in Turin, Italy, seeks two Research Engineers / Research Fellows to advance intelligent sensing and edge AI on resource-constrained devices.

You will work with Prof. Michele Magno and the EIS team on ML for edge applications, embedded platforms (MCUs/NPUs/FPGAs), and novel sensing modalities, with a strong emphasis on real-world deployment and industrial relevance.