Principal Edge AI Software Engineer

Location: Kanata Ontario Canada

About the Role

Join NXPs AI & Chip Engineering (ACE) organizationone of the companys flagship hubs for Edge AI innovationbased in Kanata. Youll work at the forefront of embedded AI enabling next-generation agentic AI generative AI and machine learning workloads on automotive and edge platforms. Your contributions will directly power intelligent systems across automotive robotics and industrial applicationswhere real-time reliable AI matters. This role focuses on translating advanced AI models into optimized production-grade embedded solutions driving performance efficiency and scalability on NXP silicon.

What Youll Do

• Design develop and optimize high-performance Edge AI software for NXP embedded SoCs (MCU/MPU/NPU)

• Enable deployment of machine learning and generative AI models build and integrate AI runtimes inference engines and model pipelines for real-time execution

• Drive performance optimization (latency memory power) through low-level system tuning

• Collaborate across system silicon and AI teams to deliver end-to-end AI solutions

• Participate in the full lifecycle: architecture implementation validation production

• Contribute to next-gen Edge AI frameworks and platform enablement

Core Qualifications

• Bachelors (minimum) or Masters/PhD in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or related field and 10 years of overall experience

• 3 years of experience in embedded software development (C/C Python)

• Strong experience with Linux-based embedded systems and performance-critical applications

• Understanding of processor architectures (ARM SIMD/NEON GPU/NPU acceleration)

• Experience with AI frameworks (TensorFlow PyTorch ONNX Runtime LiteRT) or custom runtimes implementing or deploying AI/ML DSP or computer vision algorithms

• Proven track record in system-level optimization (CPU memory I/O vectorization)

• Strong debugging profiling and analytical skills

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with hardware acceleration and offload (OpenCL CUDA DSP toolchains)

• Experience with model optimization techniques (quantization pruning graph optimization)

• Knowledge of automotive standards (ISO 26262 Automotive SPICE AUTOSAR MISRA)

• Exposure to Edge AI deployment pipelines and benchmarking methodologies

What Sets You Apart

• Passion for bringing AI to real-world embedded systems

• Ability to operate across software hardware and AI domains

• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to lead technical initiatives

• Collaborative and proactive approach in cross-functional environments

Why Join NXP

• Work on real-world AI systems deployed at scale across automotive and edge domains

• Be part of a globally recognized leader in secure embedded processing

• Access continuous learning career growth and cutting-edge innovation opportunities

• Contribute to a smarter safer and more sustainable future

About NXP

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables a smarter safer and more sustainable world through innovation. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive industrial & IoT mobile and communication infrastructure markets.

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Career Development Opportunities

Bright Minds. Bright Futures.

We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP we offer online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills.

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Commitment At NXP.

We recognize NXP is a powerful change agent as we continue to deliver innovative solutions that advance a more sustainable future. We remain steadfast in our commitment to sustainability and making measurable year-on-year progress. Also we aim to create an inclusive work environment and we will not tolerate racism discrimination or harassment of any kind. We have programs in place focused on diversity inclusion and equality. Diversity Equality and Inclusion NXP Semiconductors

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