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Senior Embedded Engineer

Efficient Computer · San Francisco, Bay Area OR Pittsburgh, PA · On-site

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About Efficient Computer

Efficient Computer builds the world's most energy-efficient general-purpose AI chips, delivering up to 100× better efficiency than low-power CPUs. Backed by USV.

About the role

Efficient’s Embedded Engineers design and implement firmware, applications and hardware that feature the world’s most energy-efficient programmable processors. The role’s primary responsibility is developing firmware and applications for our processors.

What they're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience developing firmware and applications for embedded systems
  • 8+ years of experience with C and/or C++
  • Experience porting RTOSes to new processor architectures
  • Experience debugging new silicon and hardware prototypes in the lab
  • Deep knowledge of at least one embedded platform, such as MSP430, STM32, Ambiq Apollo, PIC32, or similar
  • Experience using industry standard development and debugging tools for embedded systems
More about this role

Efficient is developing the world’s most energy-efficient general-purpose computer processor. Efficient’s patented technology uses 100x less energy than state of the art commercially available ultra-low-power processors and is programmable using standard high-level programming languages and AI/ML frameworks. This level of efficiency makes perpetual, pervasive intelligence possible: run AI/ML continuously on a AA battery for 5-10 years. Our platform’s unprecedented level of efficiency enables IoT devices to intelligently capture and curate first-party data to drive the next major computing revolution

Efficient’s Embedded Engineers design and implement firmware, applications and hardware that feature the world’s most energy-efficient programmable processors. The role’s primary responsibility is developing firmware and applications for our processors. The role’s responsibilities also include enhancing and maintaining our bare-metal SDK, porting RTOSes to run on our processors, developing hardware (development kits and bring-up boards) and participating in pre-silicon and post-silicon engineering activities (validation and verification).

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