Remote Senior ML Accelerator: HW-SW Integration Engineer

Software Product Development Company; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible schedule

Job summary

SPD Technology is seeking a Senior Silicon System and Software Integration Engineer to drive ML accelerator development and hardware/software integration across ASIC, firmware, and software teams. You will validate complex designs, perform co-simulation, and own end-to-end integration for high-performance AI workloads.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, development of validation firmware, and rigorous testing to ensure reliable tapeout and deployment in cloud-scale environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 5 years of experience in two of: computer architecture, embedded firmware, ASIC design or verification, or integration of IPs.
• Experience in hardware/software integration and validation.
• Experience with RTL development, design verification, and evaluation.
• Master’s degree or PhD with emphasis on computer architecture (bonus).
• 4 years of experience with C++/Python software design principles.
• Experience integrating complex hardware/software systems in accelerators.
• Experience developing firmware for embedded systems or accelerators.
• Experience in debugging firmware using simulation tools.
• Knowledge of RTOS internals.

Responsibilities

• Review chip specifications and designs, developing integration plans with software and system partners.
• Lead bringup of ML compute features, integrating and validating complex hardware/software designs.
• Develop validation firmware to verify hardware functionality.
• Execute hardware-software co-simulation leveraging RTL, emulation, and FPGA environments.
• Design validation tests and microbenchmarks to verify IP functionality and performance.
• Author comprehensive test plans with cross-functional teams.
• Own debug discussions to root-cause functional and performance issues.
• Improve validation coverage and sign-off for tapeout and production deployment.

Skills

Hardware/Software integration

RTL development

Design verification

Debug firmware with simulation tools

RTOS internals

C++/Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Master’s or PhD in EE/CE/CS (bonus)

Tools

C++/Python

RTL/simulation tools

Job description

SPD Technology is seeking a Senior Silicon System and Software Integration Engineer to drive ML accelerator development and hardware/software integration across ASIC, firmware, and software teams. You will validate complex designs, perform co-simulation, and own end-to-end integration for high-performance AI workloads.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, development of validation firmware, and rigorous testing to ensure reliable tapeout and deployment in cloud-scale environments.