What are the responsibilities and job description for the Firmware Engineer position at Black Sesame Technologies Inc?
About Black Sesame Technologies
Founded in July 2016, Black Sesame Technologies is an AI digital imaging technology firm that
creates solutions for real-world AI challenges. The company has developed a radically new
chip and system to dramatically accelerate deep learning applications for autonomous.
We are innovating at every level of the stack – from chip, to new algorithms and network
architectures at the cutting edge of ML research. Our Core IPs navigate tradeoMs between
performance, power, and area, and integrating with flexibility and programmability.
Our software stack is co-designed with the hardware and developed with scalability and
quality in mind. Join us to create revolutionary Chips from the ground up.
Job description:
In this role, you will be helping us design, implement and bring up firmware for a ground-
breaking AI inference accelerator. You will also work closely with our algorithm, compiler, and
architecture teams to perform tasks like defining software interface and performance
optimization.
Responsibilities:
• Design and develop firmware for AI accelerator in the next generation SOC.
• Build validation framework for validation of implemented algorithms.
• Run RTL simulation to verify the firmware execution.
• Bring up the firmware on emulation platform and real silicon.
• Work with architecture and algorithm teams to define the software interface of the AI
accelerator.
Qualifications:
• MS degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering or other relevant fields.
• Strong proficiency in C and C for embedded systems.
• Familiarity with RTL design and simulation.
• Familiar with scripting languages like Python or Perl.
• Experience in GPU, AI accelerator, RISCV, microcontroller is a plus.
• Good documentation and communication skills.
• Passionate about AI and autonomous driving technologies