Senior AI Engineer: Embedded & FPGA Edge Systems

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 compressed workweeks

4/10 compressed workweeks

part‑time work

telecommuting mix of onsite and home

Generous vacation

Strong medical and other benefits

Competitive 401k

Learning opportunities

Relocation assistance and amenities

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico seeks a Senior/Principal AI Engineer to advance embedded and FPGA systems on onsite missions. You will design, test, and deploy high-TRL AI software on edge devices, working with multidisciplinary teams to accelerate autonomous capabilities in real‑time environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration across electronics, firmware, software, and mission-domain experts to optimize performance and reliability on constrained hardware, guiding integration

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.

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico seeks a Senior/Principal AI Engineer to advance embedded and FPGA systems on onsite missions. You will design, test, and deploy high-TRL AI software on edge devices, working with multidisciplinary teams to accelerate autonomous capabilities in real‑time environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration across electronics, firmware, software, and mission-domain experts to optimize performance and reliability on constrained hardware, guiding integration