Edge AI Engineer: Embedded & FPGA Real-Time

Sandia National Laboratories; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 102,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a motivated AI engineer to join the Smart Electronics Software team (Dept 5328) to advance high-TRL software for embedded processors, real-time systems, and FPGA-based architectures.

The role focuses on agentic coding workflows, AI-assisted development, edge AI deployment, and collaboration across hardware, firmware, software, and mission-domain experts to deliver trusted, real-time autonomy solutions for national security applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Ability to obtain DOE Q and SCI clearances (polygraph may be required).
• Experience in developing software for embedded, real-time systems, or FPGA platforms.
• Knowledge of modern software engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and integrate high-TRL software for embedded, electronics, and FPGA platforms.
• Apply agentic coding tools and AI-assisted development methods to improve software productivity, quality, and maintainability.
• Implement AI, machine learning, and autonomy algorithms for real-time execution on resource-constrained hardware.
• Collaborate with electronics, firmware, software, systems, and mission-domain experts to develop integrated solutions.
• Optimize algorithms and software for performance, latency, power, memory, and reliability constraints.
• Support hardware-in-the-loop testing, embedded platform bring-up, verification, validation, and fieldable prototype demonstrations.
• Contribute to software architectures, development workflows, and best practices for trusted AI-enabled embedded systems.
• Explore emerging tools and methodologies for applying generative AI and autonomous coding agents to mission software development.

Skills

Strong problem-solving skills

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Real-time/embedded systems familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

C

C++

Python

Verilog/SystemVerilog

MATLAB

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a motivated AI engineer to join the Smart Electronics Software team (Dept 5328) to advance high-TRL software for embedded processors, real-time systems, and FPGA-based architectures.

The role focuses on agentic coding workflows, AI-assisted development, edge AI deployment, and collaboration across hardware, firmware, software, and mission-domain experts to deliver trusted, real-time autonomy solutions for national security applications.