Principal AI Systems Engineer - Controls Acceleration

Nike Inc.; Beaverton (MI); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Inc. is seeking a Principal AI Systems Engineer, Controls Acceleration, to lead AI-enabled engineering across firmware, controls, and hardware domains in Beaverton.

You will drive scalable AI workflows, simulation environments, and tooling that accelerate product development for powered athlete devices. The role requires deep AI/ML expertise, strong software and systems engineering skills, and a hands-on approach to accelerate cross-functional teams through advanced automation and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Robotics, or related field, with 10+ years in industry.
• Demonstrated production AI/ML systems experience and hardware-software integration.
• Strong track record in building scalable AI-enabled development environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-powered development workflows and automation for firmware & controls teams.
• Build scalable simulation and sim-to-real environments for rapid testing.
• Create training, testing, and deployment frameworks for real-time embedded implementation.
• Collaborate with firmware, controls, and hardware teams to accelerate execution.
• Design automated optimization and evaluation systems for controller performance.

Skills

Python

C++

AI/ML

Simulation tooling

Embedded software

Education

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Nike Inc. is seeking a Principal AI Systems Engineer, Controls Acceleration, to lead AI-enabled engineering across firmware, controls, and hardware domains in Beaverton.

You will drive scalable AI workflows, simulation environments, and tooling that accelerate product development for powered athlete devices. The role requires deep AI/ML expertise, strong software and systems engineering skills, and a hands-on approach to accelerate cross-functional teams through advanced automation and